SNAP shouldn’t subsidize America’s obesity epidemic
In its current form, SNAP operates as a de facto subsidy program that props up some of the unhealthiest parts of the food ...
About half of Americans approve of using weight-loss drugs to treat obesity, AP-NORC poll finds
A new poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research shows about half of U.S. adults believe it is a good thing for adults to use weight-loss drugs like Ozempic, Wegovy and ...
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Cushing's Syndrome
What is Cushing's syndrome? Cushing's syndrome is a hormonal disorder. It’s caused when you have high levels of the hormone cortisol over a long time. Cushing's syndrome is fairly rare. It most often ...
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Is Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) Genetic?
The short answer is yes, PCOS has a complex genetic predisposition. However, lifestyle and environmental factors also play a ...
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Experts Propose a New Definition of Obesity—and It Goes Beyond BMI
The problem is that BMI doesn’t break down how much body fat someone ... body fat percentage, and obesity-related health conditions like type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and metabolic syndrome ...
The Indian Express14d
Obesity won’t be solely defined by BMI under new plan for diagnosis by global experts
A group of global experts is proposing a new way to define and diagnose obesity, reducing the emphasis on the controversial body mass index and hoping to better identify people who need treatment for ...
Rangers’ Jake Burger will wear No. 21 for his daughter born with Down syndrome
The clinical name for Down syndrome is trisomy 21, a condition in which a person is born with an extra chromosome, causing ...
India Today17d
BMI not accurate for obesity diagnosis: Here are the new guidelines
As per Indian experts who published the guidelines in Diabetes & Metabolic Syndrome: Clinical Research & Reviews, lifestyle interventions are required to manage obesity both in stage 1 and stage 2.
The Independent17d
Is your BMI misleading you? What ‘healthy obesity’ really means according to the experts
Experts say if you are carrying muscle, you will always be healthier than someone at the same weight with less muscle (Getty) Sashaying down the catwalk ... on the cusp of obesity – which ...
Indiatimes18d
Doctors tweak guidelines to redefine obesity for Indians
A day after international experts proposed a new approach to define obesity by looking beyond ... years and published in 'Diabetes & Metabolic Syndrome: Clinical Research & Reviews' on Wednesday ...
Hindustan Times18d
Obesity norms for India updated after 15 years
The term overweight has been replaced with Obesity — grades I and II — instead. The India guidelines, published in a paper in the journal Diabetes and Metabolic Syndrome, Clinical Research and ...
ScienceAlert18d
New Obesity Definition Shifts Focus From BMI – Here's The Science Behind It
Obesity is currently defined using a person's body mass index, or BMI. This is calculated as weight (in kilograms) divided by the square of height (in metres). In people of European descent, the BMI ...