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body mass index
BMI could be explained by genes, study finds
Among trios in which both parents had a healthy BMI, the prevalence of (being) overweight or obesity in the offspring was 15.4%, this proportion increased to 76.6% when both parents had obesity.
29 June 2024, 07:30 IST
BMI could be explained by genes, study finds
29 June 2024, 07:30 IST
87% of Bengaluru cops obese, overweight, or underweight
The findings, accessed exclusively by DH, revealed that about 7,550 personnel are obese, 3,746 are overweight and 5,000 are underweight.
21 May 2024, 20:24 IST
87% of Bengaluru cops obese, overweight, or underweight
21 May 2024, 20:24 IST
51% of world to be obese or overweight by 2035: Report
Rates of obesity are rising particularly quickly among children and in lower income countries, the report found
02 March 2023, 14:05 IST
51% of world to be obese or overweight by 2035: Report
02 March 2023, 14:05 IST
Why using BMI to measure your health is nonsense
While BMI is an accessible and affordable way to screen a person’s health, it shouldn’t be relied on as a single measure of health
02 May 2022, 10:13 IST
Why using BMI to measure your health is nonsense
02 May 2022, 10:13 IST
Body Mass Index, an outdated health calculator
BMI can’t tell what percentage of a person’s weight is from their fat, muscle or bone
01 December 2021, 20:05 IST
Body Mass Index, an outdated health calculator
01 December 2021, 20:05 IST
53% children in Bengaluru have unhealthy BMI: Survey
Although strict lockdowns have reduced the spread of Covid-19, it might be responsible for sedentary lifestyles, the survey organisers said
10 June 2021, 23:24 IST
53% children in Bengaluru have unhealthy BMI: Survey
10 June 2021, 23:24 IST
Covid-19 impacts overweight people worse, finds study
People who were underweight (BMI less than 18.5) also experienced worse outcomes from Covid-19, they said
30 April 2021, 09:29 IST
Covid-19 impacts overweight people worse, finds study
30 April 2021, 09:29 IST
Exposure to air pollution may lead to childhood obesity
29 June 2020, 05:56 IST
Exposure to air pollution may lead to childhood obesity
29 June 2020, 05:56 IST
High BMI may improve survival in certain cancers: Study
Obese or overweight people may in some cases have improved chances of survival from certain cancers, claims a study which contradicts the regular warnings about the health risks posed by higher body mass index (BMI).
27 December 2019, 13:14 IST
High BMI may improve survival in certain cancers: Study
27 December 2019, 13:14 IST
Your lifestyle is eating into your health!
07 April 2019, 05:52 IST
Your lifestyle is eating into your health!
07 April 2019, 05:52 IST
