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Experts look beyond BMI to diagnose obesity

Experts look beyond BMI to diagnose obesity

24 Feb 2025 byElvira Manzano

Experts have proposed a subtle approach to diagnosing obesity that shifts the focus from BMI alone. Instead, they urged using other body fat measures such as waist circumference or direct fat mass measurement and signs and symptoms of ill health to confirm excess body fat.

24 Feb 2025
Greater weight loss at 5 years following ring-augmented RYGB

Greater weight loss at 5 years following ring-augmented RYGB

22 Feb 2025 byMike Ng

Among patients who undergo primary RYGB to treat obesity, those whose surgery is augmented with a prefabricated gastric ring lose significantly more of their initial weight at 5 years, a matched cohort study has found

22 Feb 2025
Breastfeeding protects women against postpartum CVD

Breastfeeding protects women against postpartum CVD

20 Feb 2025 byStephen Padilla

Women who breastfeed, especially those with prior gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM), appear to have greater protection against long-term atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD), suggest the results of a study presented at SMFM 2025.

20 Feb 2025