Following a supervised exercise lowered people's risk of colon cancer recurrence by 28% in an extensive new clinical trial.

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Children born to mothers who are very obese with a BMI of 35 or higher are at heightened risk of being admitted to hospital for an infection, finds a ...

BMI (body mass index) is a rough measure of body composition but is not accurate for everyone. Learn about BMI’s uses and ...

Body mass index (BMI) has long been a common tool for estimating a person's relative weight status based on a simple height to weight ratio. It's easy to calculate, widely accessible and often used ...

Observed every year on May 31st, World No-Tobacco Day serves as a global reminder of the dangers of tobacco use and the ...

This is a historic moment in decades-long efforts to appropriately address the needs of the hundreds of millions worldwide ...

Waist-to-height ratio had a better predictive value than BMI in assessing liver fibrosis and steatosis outcomes across ages and racial groups.

The 25-year-old joint commitment among established providers of official development assistance (ODA) to invest in efforts ...

Recent data from National Health Service (NHS) weight clinics in England show that a disproportionate number of referrals originate from the most deprived areas, with some children having BMIs over 40 ...

Women, older adults, and low-income countries are impacted most; researchers call for urgent public health interventions.