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Heart disease, weight gain linked to higher breast cancer risk after menopause
After menopause, individuals with cardiovascular disease and weight gain may face a higher risk of breast cancer, recent ...
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BMI can't predict the risk of early death. Here's what can.
A new study compares body mass index (BMI) with body fat percentage and finds the latter is far more reliable in predicting ...
Body fat, not BMI, ‘far more accurate’ at predicting major health risks: study
Body mass index (BMI) may not be the most accurate predictor of death risk. A new study from the University of Florida found ...
Healthline11d
Body Fat More Accurately Predicts Heart Disease, Death Risk Than BMI
A new study reports that measurements that detect body fat are a more accurate predictor of mortality risk than body mass ...
Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine3d
Elevated Body Weight Increases Risk of Breast Cancer
A body mass index (BMI) of 25 kg/m2 or greater is more strongly associated with breast cancer according to new research from ...
Science Daily2d
Doctors say we’ve been misled about weight and health
Losing weight isn’t always winning at health, say experts challenging the long-standing obsession with BMI and dieting. New ...
Physician's Weekly6d
Body Mass Index and Survival in Pulmonary Hypertension
Body weight significantly influenced right heart function and survival in pulmonary arterial hypertension, with both extremes ...
TheHealthSite6d
Ovarian Cancer Causes: Can Excess Body Weight Increase Cancer Risk in Women? Oncologist Explains
Fat tissue secretes hormones known as adipokines. Patients with obesity have a larger amount of leptin than a normal ...
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New Framework Reclassifies Nearly 20% of People as Having Obesity
HealthDay News — The European Association for the Study of Obesity (EASO) framework may offer a more sensitive measure of obesity than traditional body mass index (BMI), according to a study published ...