Dr. Naval Vikram, professor of medicine at AIIMS Delhi and co-author of the study, underscored the importance of the findings. "A distinct definition of obesity for Indians is crucial for the early ...
Indian doctors have revised obesity guidelines for the first time in 15 years, moving beyond the traditional BMI tool to include metrics like Waist Circumference and Waist-to-Height Ratio. Listen to ...
The term overweight is no more a part of the India-specific obesity guidelines that were revised after nearly 15 years and published on Wednesday. The term overweight has been replaced with ...
A patient checks their body mass index (BMI) on a chart in the doctor's office in Denver, US, September 22, 2010. File Image/Reuters As obesity continues to affect over a billion people globally, ...
Seeking recalibration on how obesity is measured worldwide a global commission on this issue, in its recent report published in The Lancet Diabetes and Endocrinology, has said that Body Mass Index ...
Obesity is currently defined using a person's body mass index, or BMI. This is calculated as weight (in kilograms) divided by the square of height (in metres). In people of European descent, the BMI ...
Helaina Morgan, a Miss Great Britain finalist, told ITV News the ‘obese’ label can be “damaging” to hear, as Charlie Frost reports People are being “overdiagnosed” with obesity, leading medics have ...
Evidence for the positive effects of intermittent fasting continues to mount: a new study shows that for people with obesity, it can lead to additional weight loss, as well as improved regulation for ...
It is once again time to embrace a legend that only gets better with time as Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves brings players back to SNK’s classic franchise for the first time in 25 years.