Heart disease is the leading cause of death in America and the same is true for Alabama. Nearly 15,000 Alabamians died from heart disease in 2022. An unhealthy diet, obesity, tobacco usage and type 2 ...

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Black History Month, a celebration of Black history, culture and education, kicks off on Feb. 1. Historian and author Carter ...

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It was endorsed by 76 organisations, including the World Obesity Federation, the American Heart Association and Britain’s Royal College of Physicians. “The commission is reframing obesity ...

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 ...

Dr. Naval Vikram, professor of medicine at AIIMS Delhi and co-author of the study, underscored the importance of the findings. "A distinct definition of obesity for Indians is crucial for the early ...

Indian doctors have revised obesity guidelines for the first time in 15 years, moving beyond the traditional BMI tool to include metrics like Waist Circumference and Waist-to-Height Ratio. Listen to ...

With a rumoured BMI of over 29, at the time, the 35-year-old mother-of-three and body-positive activist was hovering on the cusp of obesity – which starts at a BMI of 30. But can people who ...

Learner Tien pulled off the biggest victory of his life to headline a parade of 11 Americans moving into the third round of the Australian Open. Tien, a 19-year-old native of Irvine, Calif.