Excess fat stored around the waist (belly weight or visceral fat), indicated by measuring waist size, was more strongly ...

1 Service des Maladies Infectieuses et Tropicales (SMIT), Fann University Hospital, Dakar, Senegal. 2 Department of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, Dalal Jamm Hospital, Dakar, Senegal. In Senegal, ...

TyG-BMI enhances risk stratification in hypertensive HFmrEF by integrating insulin resistance and metabolic syndrome signals that complement established biomarkers such as NT-proBNP. Multivariable ...

Body Mass Index (BMI) for Indians uses lower cut-offs than global WHO standards due to metabolic risks Indian adults' average BMI is around 22-23 kg/m2, within global normal range but higher risk in ...

For decades, body mass index (BMI) has been the dominant tool for defining obesity, despite longstanding concerns that it poorly reflects individual health risk. Growing evidence suggests that the ...

A novel metabolic obesity assessment tool (metBMI) improves upon conventional BMI by capturing a wide array of metabolic factors that underlie obesity risks, including complex adiposity-related ...

People of normal weight may also be at risk of diabetes and similar diseases. A study from the University of Gothenburg reveals that those with an unexpectedly high so-called metabolic BMI have up to ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: I’m an 80-year-old male who has spent most of my life at 6 feet, 2 inches tall and 185 pounds. At about age 70, my body started to compress to the point that I now get measured at 5 ...

Background: Obesity is a well-established risk factor for the development of congestive heart failure (CHF), yet its impact on hospital readmission rates remains unclear. Some studies suggest an ...

A new study on the impact of excess weight around the midsection — aka abdominal obesity — raises questions about causes, harms, and fixes. A large new study found that about 1 in 5 adults worldwide ...

Nearly 70 percent of American adults could be classified as obese under an updated definition that factors in more than just body mass index (BMI). This is the finding of Harvard University ...