October 25, 2006 (Boston) — A community-based program that promotes exercise and healthful foods reduced body mass index (BMI) z-scores in children at high risk for obesity, researchers reported here ...
Children with higher polygenic scores showed accelerated BMI gain from age 2.5 years to adolescence in ALSPAC study. (HealthDay News) — Polygenic scores (PGSs) for body mass index (BMI) can improve ...
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Millions of Britons who have been told they are perfectly healthy could in fact be obese, scientists have revealed. Under the current rules, a body-mass-index (BMI) score of 18.5 to 25 is healthy, 25 ...
For many people, no matter what doctor you're seeing, the routine is essentially the same. You enter the room, sit down on the medical exam paper, get your blood pressure taken, then step on the scale ...
Share on Pinterest Compared to BMI scores, body-fat percentages were a stronger predictor of the 15-year mortality risk of young adults, a new study found. Thana Prasongsin/Getty Images A new study ...
There are various types of body composition tests (more on these below). Still, each one measures the percentages of fat and fat-free mass (muscle and bone) in the body. Knowing these percentages can ...
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