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One of the inadequacies of using body mass index (BMI) as a predictive factor is that “current BMI-based measures of obesity can both underestimate and overestimate” a persons ...

A study of over 458,000 individuals finds that waist circumference and waist-to-hip ratio are stronger predictors of ...

Researchers found that gut microbiome composition is strongly linked to metabolic health across different life stages, with ...

Good’ cholesterol may be linked to an increased risk of glaucoma in individuals over 55, while, paradoxically, ‘bad’ cholesterol may be associated with a lower risk. These findings challenge ...

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