Forget BMI - a new 'roundness' measure predicts how much fat you have on the inside no matter your build and tells if you'll die early. Here's how to find your score...
Imagine trying to work out if you are dangerously overweight without once hopping on to the bathroom scales. That's what a new method for determining body size aims to do.
I’m a size 8 and still on weight loss injections – I’m branded ‘ridiculous’ but I’ll never stop even though I’m only 9st
A WOMAN who’s lost a staggering four stone on weight loss injections has hit back at trolls who have slammed her for ...
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Being too skinny or overweight could damage a child’s lung function years later
SOLNA, Sweden — Whether it’s being too skinny or being overweight as a child, a new study finds an unhealthy body mass index ...
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'BMI is damaging women's health, the measure tells me I'm obese'
A finalist for Miss Great Britain says the BMI scale should be scrapped as she is ... Helaina Miorgan, 30, from Bolton says women shouldn’t pay attention to what their BMI says.
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Can ‘Body Roundness Index’ Replace BMI? That Depends, Say Experts
As the 27-year-old member of Team USA’s women’s rugby sevens rushed downfield ... specifically the body mass index (BMI). Obesity specialist Fatima Cody Stanford, MD, MPH, MBA (Massachusetts General ...
Vitafit Smart Bathroom Scale review: A $20 health hero
As with most smart scales, there’s not much to write home about here, but the design that is on show really impresses. For a $20-ish smart scale, the glass feels strong and premium, as do the ...
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US Obesity Epidemic Continues to Skyrocket, With No End in Sight
The prevalence of obesity and overweight is extraordinarily high. Unsurprisingly, deaths related to obesity are on the rise, ...
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I tested a $20 smart scale against a $8,500 body composition machine – these were the surprising results
Buying one of the best smart scales is one of the easiest ways to monitor your weight and key metrics like body mass index (BMI), body fat ... normal range for adult women is 45-60%, and for ...
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Associations of obesity with co-morbidities in early adult life
In The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology, Yair Zloof and colleagues1 show that obesity in otherwise healthy adolescents was ...