New Five-Class Obesity Score Predicts 15-Year Heart Risk Better Than BMI
A UK Biobank study of 346,001 adults introduces MetsObesity, a five-tier classification combining waist-to-hip ratio, classic metabolic markers, and inflammation ...
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How Babies Spend Their Day Shapes Motor Skills and Growth, Study Finds
A Dutch longitudinal study found that the composition of infants' and toddlers' daily physical activity, sedentary time, and sleep is ...
Simple Fat Index Outperforms BMI in Flagging Hidden Metabolic Risk
A large Iranian cohort study found that the Visceral Adiposity Index, a formula combining waist size, BMI, triglycerides and HDL ...
Antibody Sugar Coatings Shift Within Weeks of Conception, Pregnancy Study Finds
A longitudinal study of 202 pregnancies shows that IgG and IgA glycosylation shift toward an anti-inflammatory profile as early as ...
Obesity Reshaped: Landmark Indian Study Finds Nearly 4 in 10 Older Adults Carry Excess Fat
A national analysis of over 60,000 older Indian adults applying the 2025 Lancet obesity framework finds that 37.53 percent have ...
Twin and GWAS Data Reveal the Genetic Roots of Cardiometabolic Traits in Asian Populations
A new study integrating twin registry and GWAS data from Asian populations quantifies heritability, dominance effects, and gene-environment interactions across ...
Behavioural Weight Loss Programmes Deliver Only Modest Gains Across Asia, Major Review Finds
A systematic review of 55 randomised trials finds behavioural weight loss programmes in Asia produce statistically significant but clinically small ...
How New Parents’ Stress Shapes a Child’s Metabolic Health Years Later
A seven-year longitudinal study finds that first-time mothers' parenting stress and self-efficacy shape children's later blood glucose and body mass ...
Fat Mass Prediction Models Face a Global Stress Test Across 30 Countries
A benchmark analysis tested widely used anthropometric fat mass prediction models against previously unseen data from 8,228 adults across 30 ...
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Mothers who receive childcare support from maternal grandparents show more parental warmth, finds NTU Singapore study
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University of Seville Breaks 120-Year-Old Mystery, Revises a Key Einstein Concept
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Bee body mass, pathogens and local climate influence heat tolerance
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Researchers record first-ever images and data of a shark experiencing a boat strike
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Groundbreaking Clinical Trial Reveals Lubiprostone Enhances Kidney Function
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