Diabetes.co.uk

Heart disease risk better identified by using waist-to-height ratio

Using waist-to-height ratio is more effective at predicting an individual’s heart disease risk than body mass index (BMI), ...
Healio

Q&A: How cardiovascular-kidney-metabolic syndrome can impact diabetes management

In this Diabetes in Real Life column, Susan Weiner, MS, RDN, CDN, CDCES, FADCES, talks with Colleen Dawkins, FNP-C, RD, CSOWM ...
Daily Mail

So are YOU 'obese' without realising? Find out if you'd classify as dangerously overweight under new rules with our tool

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 ...

Fat jabbers drastically shedding pounds face a new threat that ‘could drive them to an early grave’ – are YOU at risk?

THE lure of the fat jab is clear to see, drastic weight loss fast – and seemingly without much effort. And the benefits extend beyond the aesthetic – with the reduction in ...

8 natural alternatives to Ozempic for weight loss

This article was reviewed by Craig Primack, MD, FACP, FAAP, FOMA. 8 Natural Alternatives to Ozempic for Weight Loss Ozempic®, ...
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MTVA: 8-Week Data for 48 mg Cohort in Phase 1 Obesity Study Expected Before End of 2025…

MTVA READ THE FULL MTVA RESEARCH REPORT Business Update 8-Week Data for DA-1726 48 mg Cohort Expected in 4Q25 MetaVia, Inc.

Waist-to-height ratio outperforms BMI in predicting heart disease risk

The ratio of a person's waist measurement compared to their height is more reliable than body mass index (BMI) at predicting ...
Healthline

Waist-to-Height Ratio Is Better Than BMI for Predicting Heart Disease Risk

A new study suggests your weight-to-height ratio may reveal heart disease risk more accurately than BMI. Subjects with larger ...

Yale study looked at childhood obesity, body mass index and ‘additional measurements’

The Yale team defined BMI-defined obesity using well-established threshold set by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the American Academy of Pediatric ...
Medical Xpress

Global survey reveals obesity hidden in normal BMI contributing to metabolic disorders

Abdominal obesity was defined as high waist circumference (≥80 cm in women; ≥94 cm in men). Normal-weight abdominal obesity combines normal BMI (18.5–24.9) with high waist circumference. The main ...
Medscape

Even With Normal BMI, Abdominal Obesity Raises CV Risk

A large proportion of the population has abdominal obesity despite a normal BMI, and these individuals are at increased cardiometabolic risk, two new studies found. “Individuals with normal BMI but ...
WPBF

'Astounding': 70% of adults may be considered obese under new definition of condition

COULD ACTUALLY BE MUCH MORE ACCURATE. A MARY SALADNA IS IN THE NEWSROOM AND MARY THE RESULTS AREN’T GOOD. NO, THEY’RE NOT, BUT THE RESULTS ARE MORE REALISTIC AND MORE PROOF THAT BODY COMPOSITION ...