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About half of Americans approve of using weight-loss drugs to treat obesity, a poll finds
The AP-NORC survey shows about half of U.S. adults believe it is a good thing for adults to use Ozempic, Wegovy and similar ...
CDC site scrubs HIV content following Trump DEI policies
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Friday is scrubbing a swath of HIV-related content from the agency’s ...
The Straits Times14d
New obesity benchmark adds body fat, organ health to BMI
LONDON – Medical experts proposed a radical overhaul of how obesity is diagnosed, moving away from relying on body mass alone and adding broader measurements such as heart health. The ...
The Indian Express14d
New definition for obesity? What a new Lancet commission has proposed to replace BMI
The Lancet medical journal’s Diabetes & Endocrinology Commission last week proposed a new definition and method for diagnosing obesity, beyond simply looking at a person’s Body Mass Index (BMI), the ...
Fox News15d
BMI is wrong way to measure obesity, researchers say — here’s what they recommend instead
Between August 2021 and August 2023, approximately 40% of U.S. adults had obesity, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Around 9.4% of those adults had severe obesity.
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80 cm for women, 90 for men: Researchers find new measure for obesity in India and it has nothing to do with your weight
"A distinct definition of obesity for Indians is crucial for the early detection of related diseases and the development of targeted management strategies," he said. The updated standards provide a ...