BMI
Chewing difficulty linked to malnutrition risk in older adults
While the effect size is small, this insight emphasizes the importance of including oral health assessments.
New formula for enhanced kidney disorder detection
New formula for hyperfiltration and glomerular filtration rate takes natural decline into account.
First study to characterize the optical and hemodynamic properties of thyroid tissue
Characterizing the human thyroid with near-infrared diffuse optics and clinical ultrasound.
Predicting Alzheimer’s 20 years before the symptoms appear
Hidden fat predicts Alzheimer’s 20 years ahead of symptoms.
Relationship between BMI and cancer treatment mortality
Higher BMI can educe the risk in some treatments like chemotherapy, it may increase the risk during immunotherapy.
Attention: Just two slices of ham a day could raise your risk of developing Type 2 Diabetes
Red and processed meat consumption was linked to a higher risk.
Targeting tired immune cells to prevent breast cancer
Mapping cellular shifts in the adult human breast.
Waist-to-height ratio is a better indicator of fat obesity in young people than BMI
The waist-to-height ratio correlates better than BMI with DEXA measurements of fat mass.
Each additional 1cm of waist measurement raises women’s infertility risk
Association between waist circumference and female infertility.
The association between assisted reproductive technologies and obesity
The associations between different fertility treatments and BMI in children.
Body dissatisfaction linked to increased risk of depression
It may be that some public health messaging could be fostering feelings of guilt or shame.
Reassessing adolescent fitness impact on future cardiovascular health
Exploring cardiovascular risk in teens: Genes and environment.
Political views and welfare attitudes impact obesity perception
Weight stigma, welfare attitudes, and politics in a British survey.
Weight control may help women live longer
Maintaining a healthy weight may help women live to 90, 95, or 100.
Most overweight individuals do not risk increased mortality
BMI’s link with mortality may also vary by age, per two decades of data on more than half a million US adults.
Alcohol and smoking to blame for premature deaths among night owls
Staying up late at night has little impact on how long ‘night owls’ live.
Hip replacement surgery: NHS needs to change weight policies
BMI policies reduce access to hip replacement surgery.
People with strong legs are less likely to develop heart failure after a heart attack
Heart attack patients with strong legs have better prognosis.
Study discovers obesity amplifies loss of COVID-19 vaccination immunity
Obesity-associated factors contributing to reduce longevity of COVID-19 vaccine immunity.
High blood caffeine levels may reduce the body weight and type 2 diabetes risk
It may be worth exploring the potential for calorie-free caffeinated drinks.
Childhood BMI has limited effects on mood and behavioral disorders
Child body weight is unlikely to have a big impact on children's mood or behavioural disorders.
Lifelong excess weight almost doubles the risk of womb cancer
This study is the first of its kind to look at the effect of lifelong greater BMI on womb cancer risk.
Study found a strong connection between COVID-19 mortality risk and obesity
Those from ethnic minorities who have a higher BMI were most at risk of dying from COVID-19.
Binge-watching TV is linked to potentially fatal blood clots
Take breaks when binge-watching TV to avoid blood clots.
Being overweight may cause more hospital admissions than previously thought
The study used a genetic technique to identify the sole impact of body composition on hospital admissions.
Study found Heart complications in Overweight youth
Associations between visceral fat and arterial stiffness in youth.
Regular exercise can reduce their risk of developing and dying from pneumonia
People who exercise regularly can reduce their risk of developing and dying from pneumonia.
Hypertensive disorders during pregnancy are associated with increased risks of stroke
The associations were independent of preterm birth and fetal growth restriction.
Men with large waistline are more likely to die of prostate cancer
There is a link between central adiposity and risk of death from prostate cancer.
Tall children have a higher risk of developing obesity
According to the study, taller children are more likely to have a higher body mass index than shorter children.