Der BMI hat ein Update bekommen. Mit einem neuartigen Verfahren, entwickelt von einem deutsch-schwedischem Forschungsteam, lassen sich viel genauere Aussagen über Gesundheitsrisiken treffen. Wie oft ...
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 ...
Hundreds of children in a kindergarten waited for measles shots on Monday as Indonesian authorities rolled out a mass vaccination campaign in East Java province. The campaign came in response to an ...
BMI is still commonly used to assess obesity even though research has shown it's not necessarily a reliable metric. A new study proposes doctors instead use technology that can measure body fat. Body ...
A survey has found that a significant majority of organizations using Oracle Corp.’s (NYSE:ORCL) Java have been audited in the past three years. This has led to a surge in the migration to open-source ...
A new survey reveals that nearly 80% of ITAM and SAM professionals are moving away from Oracle Java, citing cost hikes, audit risks, and licensing confusion as key drivers. Nearly 8 in 10 ...
Body fat percentage (BF%) may be a better predictor of all-cause and cardiovascular mortality in individuals aged 20-49 years than BMI, according to a new study published in the Annals of Family ...
When it comes to measuring weight, BMI is the acronym everyone loves to hate. Health professionals have long used body mass index as a quick screening tool to fast-track certain patients into a “code ...
Share on Pinterest A panel of global experts explains why BMI is not the most helpful measurement of body weight, and how else doctors can diagnose obesity. Image credit: VICTOR TORRES/Stocksy. A ...