New research being presented at the European Congress on Obesity (ECO) in Venice, Italy (12–15 May) has found that poor ...
Among the 9,840 participants with obesity, 2,001 (20.3%) had adverse muscle composition. Over an average follow-up period of ...
Using a new, lower cut-off for obesity ... by the World Health Organization (WHO), and pretty accurate in most people most of the time - but cannot differentiate between fat, muscle and bone.
(MENAFN- IANS) New Delhi, May 17 (IANS) Metabolism-related risk factors such as high blood pressure, high blood sugar, and high body mass index (BMI) are driving poor health and early death ...
As people age, their body composition of fat and muscle also changes ... a BMI of 27 was a better standard for obesity, as opposed to the current World Health Organization standard of 30.
Giving people ... obesity that leads to greater weight loss in mice than existing medications. The approach smuggles molecules into the brain's appetite ... Prostate Cancer Study: More Health ...
Severely obese adults were 2.5 times more likely to have had at least one week off with poor health ... people who were overweight but not obese. The study, presented at the European Congress on ...
Obesity and High Blood Sugar ... However, while people will live longer, they are likely to experience more years spent in poor health, the study forecast.
Obesity, high blood sugar and high blood pressure among other metabolic issues now lead to almost 50 per cent more years of healthy life lost to either disease or premature death than in 2000, a ...
The World Health Organisation (WHO) classifies people with a BMI of 30 or more as obese. However, lowering this threshold could detect more people who are at risk of developing obesity-related ...
Anti-obesity jabs could reduce the risk of heart attacks, strokes or heart failure in obese people regardless of ... the finding will add pressure on UK health authorities, which currently limit ...