Waist-to-height ratio detects fat obesity in children and adolescents significantly better than BMI: An inexpensive measure of obesity in children and adolescents that could replace body mass index (BMI) has been identified in a new study as waist circumference-to-height ratio. This measure detected excess fat mass and distinguished fat mass from muscle mass in children […]
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High body fat from childhood was not associated with progressive vascular damage in young adulthood, a paper published in Hypertension Research concludes. The researchers examined cumulative exposure to high-fat mass over a period of 15 years. We are inundated daily with information regarding the negative effect of body fat on cardiovascular health. Weight-to-height-based indirect measures […]
Autoimmune disorders are associated with a substantially higher risk of developing cardiovascular disease than individuals without autoimmune disease, according to a new, large epidemiological study. The research – led by KU Leuven in collaboration with colleagues in the UK, including the University of Glasgow, and published today in The Lancet – shows for the first […]
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Waist-to-height ratio advice questioned: National health guidance is ‘misleading’ claim University health experts. Health researchers in the West Midlands demonstrate how the latest guidance provided by the National Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE) to ‘keep the size of your waist to less than half of your height’ may be harmful advice. Alan Nevill, Research Professor […]
Can some people really eat what they like and not gain weight? Scientists shed light on the diet and lifestyles of the super-lean. An international team of scientists led by the University of Aberdeen and the Chinese Academy of Sciences have for the first time identified what separates heathy, underweight people, also known as ‘super-lean’, […]
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Men and women: Cancer risk from obesity differs: A new study, co-funded by World Cancer Research Fund (WCRF), Cancer Research UK and Diabetes UK, reveals that where fat is on our body may lead to different health outcomes for men and women. The research revealed that having more body fat around your waist is more […]
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