Researchers have identified in a new study that the Triglyceride-Glucose (TyG) index and TyG-BMI (Triglyceride-Glucose-Body ...
A new study has found that improving your LE8 score, which measures eight daily habits and health factors, could improve ...
Adding waist size to BMI raises U.S. obesity rates from 42.9% to 68.6%, according to a major JAMA Network Open study.
Under the current rules, a body-mass-index (BMI) score of 18.5 to 25 is healthy, 25 to 29 is overweight, and 30 or above counts as obese - the point at which the risk of serious illness soars.
Under the 'radical overhaul' of how obesity is diagnosed and treated, doctors would include other measures such as ...
Young adults with prediabetes who maintained higher Life’s Essential 8 (LE8) cardiovascular health scores were far less ...
BMI doesn’t tell the full story of health, says a new University of Waterloo study. The measure may reinforce bias and overlook key health indicators.