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Sunday, July 27, 2014

Body Mass Index


A million children at risk because of hidden fat

Posted: 27 Jul 2014 08:09 AM PDT

Around a million children are at risk of heart disease and diabetes because standard measures to determine if they are healthy ignore body fat and muscle mass

Shift work linked to heightened risk of type 2 diabetes

Posted: 27 Jul 2014 06:32 AM PDT

Shift work is linked to a heightened risk of developing type 2 diabetes, with the risk seemingly greatest among men and those working rotating shift patterns, indicates an analysis of the available evidence. This heightened risk rose to 37% for men, after further analysis to look at the potential effects of gender, study design, study location, job, shift schedule, body mass index (BMI), family ...

Is Obesity is a Disease? AMA Says Yes… and So Does AHA

Posted: 26 Jul 2014 10:00 PM PDT

On Tuesday, June 18, 2013, the American Medical Association officially recognized obesity as a disease.

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