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A recently published LongITools study led by the University of Oulu identified two new childhood BMI patterns, challenging ...

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New research suggests that changes in body weight and cholesterol levels could signal increased dementia risk up to a decade before diagnosis, according to a study published in JAMA Network Open.

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As BMI is increasingly recognized as an imperfect way to measure health, UVA researchers share other metrics they rely upon.

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