The Lund Report4d
For people with higher body weights, abortions can be more costly or out of reach
For the past decade, the body mass index formula has been used to deny or delay abortion care, despite researchers finding ...
Medical Xpress27d
BMI overestimates childhood obesity compared to waist-to-height ratio, study suggests
Body mass index (BMI) was almost three times more likely to classify children as overweight as a waist circumference-to-height ratio, according to a new study. Published in Obesity and ...
Waist size is better predictor of cancer risk in men than BMI
The size of a man’s waistband is a better predictor of cancer risk than traditional body mass index measurements, research ...
Nature2y
54 Impact of Maternal Body Mass Index on Offspring Liver Lipid Depends on Mode of Delivery
Results: To date we have studied 57 infants (45 VD, 12 pre-labour CS). IHCL ranged from 0 to 5.5, and maternal BMI from 17 to 35 kg/m 2. There was a significant interaction between maternal BMI ...