Body mass index is widely used to assess the human body’s obesity, health, fitness, eligibility as a surgical candidate or ...

For decades, body mass index (BMI) has been the dominant tool for defining obesity, despite longstanding concerns that it poorly reflects individual health risk. Growing evidence suggests that the ...

Background Aortic valve calcification (AVC) is a disease process driven by inflammation and lipid infiltration, serving as a ...

Background/aims The literature surrounding the relationship between obesity and glaucoma is conflicting. The aim of this ...

The AACE has updated its guidance on obesity and adiposity-based chronic disease to reflect a focus on improving overall ...

George Costanza For years, my various physicians let me skate by. I would dutifully (if trepidatiously) hop onto the scales for my weight assessment, but I was ...

Food is your first medicine when it comes to having a healthy heart. A Savannah clinical dietician shares the pointers he ...

A psychedelic compound found in “magic mushrooms” could help Australians with binge-eating disorders control the urge for ...

Such a puzzle since the patient had neither CVD risk factors nor atherosclerotic changes ...

Michael Carrick is off to a superb start at Manchester United and has implemented one big change at the club since he took ...

A 58-year-old woman was admitted to the hospital 3 weeks after lumbar surgery because of diplopia and fever. Left leg pain and a rash had preceded the fever and diplopia. A diagnosis was made.

Previous manager Ruben Amorim prohibited three practices during his tenure at the club: using international breaks as holidays, consuming food in the dressing room on matchdays, and coaches ...