Air India plans to implement a health compliance policy for cabin crew, assessing BMI. Those members who fail to meet the ...

A new study indicated that excess fat stored around the waist or visceral fat was more strongly associated with heart failure risk than body mass index (BMI).

Air India is set to implement a strict health and fitness policy for crew members, with Body Mass Index being a key factor.

BMI gives a quick overview of body weight, but it does not account for fat distribution. Waist to Heigh Ratio is a more ...

Introduction Osteoporosis and fragility fracture are more frequently found in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) patients than in normal population. This study aims to determine the risk factors in ...

Waist circumference, not BMI, was tied to increased risk for adiposity-related heart failure, and the association was ...

It's 'definitely not a measure of fatness,' and it doesn't accurately define what it means to be overweight. Body mass index isn't always the best predictor of health. In the age of weight-loss drugs, ...

Objectives Declining physical fitness, rising obesity and mental and behavioural diagnoses are growing public health issues in young adults. This study aimed to examine the associations between ...

First and only FDA-approved therapy for the treatment of acquired hypothalamic obesity, a rare disease characterized by accelerated and sustained weight gain caused by hypothalamic injury or ...

Research Highlights Fat stored around the waist, often called belly fat or visceral fat, showed a much stronger link to heart ...

Waist-to-hip ratio is another belly fat measure, which may predict heart attack risk better than BMI, especially in women, ...

Specific body fat distribution patterns were associated with brain structural differences, cognitive decline, and increased risk for neurologic disease.