body mass index

The Limits of BMI: Why a Single Number Doesn’t Tell the Whole Health Story For decades, healthcare professionals have relied on the Body Mass Index (BMI) – a calculation of …

New clinical trial evidence suggests targeting both obesity and sleep-disordered breathing together may reshape cardiometabolic risk management in obstructive sleep apnea. Tirzepatide on obstructive sleep apnea-related cardiometabolic risk: secondary outcomes …

Depression and Headache Link Explained by Weight and Diet Large population data from Iran show that body weight and iron intake help statistically explain the depression-headache link, while physical activity …

Both Low and High Weight Gain During Pregnancy Linked to Complications: A Global Analysis An analysis covering 1.6 million pregnancies shows that both low and high weight gain can drive …

New patient Tool for Monitoring Obstructive Sleep Apnea Table of Contents New patient Tool for Monitoring Obstructive Sleep Apnea Understanding Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) Introducing the PLATO Questionnaire Key Features …

Adolescents with higher levels of certain types of polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in their blood prior to bariatric surgery were significantly more likely to regain weight after the procedure than those …

The Timing of Your Meals: How it Interacts with Your Genetic Predisposition to Weight Table of Contents The Timing of Your Meals: How it Interacts with Your Genetic Predisposition to …

Objective: The objective of this study was to explore the associations among maternal gestational weight gain (GWG), cord blood DNA methylation, and high BMI. Methods: Using the Illumina Infinium MethylationEPIC …

Epigenetics: Pioneering Personalized Prevention for Cardiometabolic Health March 26, 2025 | Health Today Understanding the Emerging Crisis Cardiometabolic diseases, encompassing heart disease, stroke, type 2 diabetes, and obesity, are on …

Rethinking Childhood Obesity: The Advantages of Waist-to-Height Ratio Over BMI Introduction The conventional method of assessing childhood obesity, the Body Mass Index (BMI), has long been the standard in evaluating …