The number does not capture a person's muscle mass; where on their body fat is stored; or how their race, ethnicity and ...

Higher cardiovascular health (Life’s Essential 8 scores) is linked to greater bone mineral density in adults aged 20–59, with ...

Findings indicate a 12.8% 10-year diabetes risk, driven by fasting plasma glucose, age, sex, and BMI, highlighting the need ...

A retrospective study demonstrated slightly elevated baseline fasting plasma glucose levels to be a robust marker of incident diabetes risk, even when those levels fell within the normal range.

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It’s time to rethink what ‘obesity’ means as an international group of experts says the body mass index has limited value ...

Hers shares information about the average weight for women in the U.S., what women believe the ideal weight is, and the ...

New research suggests that factors like age, sex, body fat and the amount of sugar in your blood play a significant role in the progression from pre-diabetes to a type 2 diabetes diagnosis.

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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) lists these waist circumference guidelines: less than 35 inches for a woman ... a BMI of 30 or more to get to a BMI in the normal range.