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Body size and excess weight, conventionally assessed using body mass index (BMI), are well-established risk factors for many ...

The Nevada Division of Health Care Financing and Policy, which houses the state’s Medicaid program, estimated the proposed ...

A higher BMI is consistently associated with longer operative times and increased complications across a wide range of ...

Obesity trends have stayed stable in the last ... In the analysis, which was not peer reviewed, the researchers assessed the BMI classification of over 109 million patients who had an outpatient ...

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Rapid escalation of research is what I think is needed.” Dai said several types of interventions are needed to reverse obesity prevalence trends, including public policy changes, strengthening ...

Obesity and stress may significantly increase the risk of developing one of the most aggressive types of cancer.

Body size and excess weight, conventionally assessed using body mass index (BMI), are well-established risk factors for many types of cancer. However, new research to be presented at this year’s ...