A group of global experts is proposing a new way to define and diagnose obesity, reducing the emphasis on the controversial body mass index and hoping to better identify people who need treatment for ...

A woman who dropped from a size 30 to a size 12 in 18 months with a simple diet has said rejecting gastric sleeve surgery was ...

The number does not capture a person's muscle mass; where on their body fat is stored; or how their race, ethnicity and ...

The body mass index (BMI), a weight-to-height ratio, has long been criticised as too simplistic, in part because it cannot distinguish between fat and muscle mass. Currently, anyone with a BMI of ...

The Lancet medical journal’s Diabetes & Endocrinology Commission last week proposed a new definition and method for diagnosing obesity, beyond simply looking at a person’s Body Mass Index (BMI), the ...

Body mass index (BMI) has been the international standard ... for 50% skeletal muscle mass relative to total body weight and females target 45% — although other factors, like age and fitness ...

Isabella Aslam, 19, from London ... Meanwhile, BMI was developed based on data from white males, making it less applicable to women, or other racial and ethnic groups. Studies have shown that ...

Female leaders in the American Revolution are honored in a new Lexington monument, and chef Cassie Piuma created Somerville restaurant Sarma as a place where women can find comfort and flourish ...

Image Source : THEREALPCB X The second edition of the 16-team Under-19 Women's T20 World Cup will kick off on January 18 Almost two years since India's Shafali Verma lifted the inaugural Under-19 ...

The second edition of the ICC Under 19 Women’s T20 World Cup is all set to get underway in Malaysia on 18 January 2025. The inaugural edition of the competition was held in South Africa in 2023.

Sri Lanka Under-19 women’s team, led by Manudi Nanayakkara, will begin their campaign in the ICC Under-19 Women’s World Cup when they meet Malaysia in their opening game on January 19 in Kuala Lumpur.

Junior Female Yellow Greens coach Sarah Bhakita has said the team is in high spirits ahead of their debut at the ICC U-19 Women’s World Cup in Malaysia, thanks to their impressive warm-up ...