I’ve got washboard abs, work out loads & weigh 13 stone at 5ft10 but I’m ‘obese’ by BMI standards…it’s a bulls**t system
A WOMAN who’s classed as borderline “obese” has hit out at the “flawed” BMI system. Hannah, who is 5ft 10in tall and a ...
Waist circumference outshines BMI as obesity-related cancer risk marker in men, but not women
Body size and excess weight, conventionally assessed using body mass index (BMI), are well-established risk factors for many ...
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Higher BMI in adolescence worsens genetic risk for high blood pressure, study finds
Adolescent BMI amplifies genetic risk for high blood pressure, with sex-specific differences in how BMI modifies SBP ...
Men face higher cancer risk with this specific body fat measurement
New research suggests that a larger waist circumference is a bigger risk factor than body mass index (BMI) for ...
BMI Is Broken – A 2,000-Year-Old Discovery Offers a Smarter Way to Measure Body Fat
Critics are once again questioning the efficacy of BMI as a tool for diagnosing obesity, suggesting that a more holistic ...
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Waist size may be a stronger cancer risk indicator than BMI—especially for men
A major new study from Sweden has found that waist circumference (WC)—a simple measure of abdominal fat—may be a more ...
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Risk model pinpoints young adults ‘increasingly at-risk’ for early-onset colorectal cancer
Researchers at Cleveland Clinic have developed a model to predict the risk for colorectal cancer in adults aged younger than ...
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Higher BMI trajectory during childhood may raise COPD risk later in life
Adults who had an above-average BMI, overweight or obesity during childhood have increased risk for developing chronic ...