Is Body Mass Index a Good Way to Measure Health?
Many people have been there: You go to the doctor’s office, get your blood pressure, height, and weight taken, and the doctor relays the unfortunate news: Your BMI is too [...]
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Is Losing Weight an Important Health Goal?
Accepting your body as it is and stopping all the dieting may sound great, but would doing so hurt your health? Advertisements, pop culture and even doctors can talk about [...]
Is BMI an Obsolete Measure?
The World Health Organization (WHO) defines obesity as an abnormal or excessive accumulation of body fat that implies health risks. It has now reached epidemic proportions. [...]
Overweight? What Are Your COVID Risks?
An overwhelming majority of people who have been hospitalized, needed a ventilator or died from Covid-19 have been overweight or obese, the CDC said in a new study Monday. [...]
Can CBD Oil Help You Lose Weight?
Most people assume cannabis extracts increase hunger — instead of killing it. But this effect is linked to a different cannabinoid called THC (tetrahydrocannabinol), which [...]
5 BMI Myths You Need To Stop Believing
I remember the first time a doctor calculated my body mass index. I was 13 and up until that point had been one of the skinniest kids in my class. But then puberty struck, my [...]
Enjoy that Pasta Salad: Noodles Linked to Lower BMI
A little bit of what’s irresistible is good for you, Italian scientists have discovered. Their analysis of more than 23,000 people found that eating some pasta is [...]
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