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Waist-to-height ratio more effective than BMI for obesity diagnosis: Study

Obesity can no longer be just defined by body mass index (BMI) and rather should be about how body fat is distributed throughout one's body, researchers said while launching a new framework for diagnosing and managing obesity. Published in the journal Nature Medicine, the framework looks specifically at fat accumulated in the abdomen, measured as 'waist-to-height ratio' -- an increased value of which is related to a higher risk of developing cardiometabolic complications, according to the researchers. An "important novelty" of the framework is including a waist-to-height ratio higher than 0.5, along with a BMI of 25-30, for diagnosing obesity, the authors, representing the European Association for the Study of Obesity (EASO), said. "The choice of introducing waist-to-height ratio, instead of waist circumference, in the diagnostic process is due to its superiority as a cardiometabolic disease risk marker," they wrote. Accumulation of abdominal fat is a more reliable predictor of hea

Anti-obesity drug market on steady growth path in India, shows data

The anti-obesity drugs' market had a sluggish growth till 2021, says Sheetal Sapale, vice-president, commercial, Pharmarack, a market research firm

Plant-based meal packages associated with lower BMI in children: Study

Researchers from Massachusetts General Hospital and Boston Children's Hospital explored if providing weekly plant-based snacks to families seeking food assistance

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Fit but fat: The problem with BMI

By definition, the BMI has to be inaccurate if it classifies a wide range of top athletes as overweight

'Global investors likely to be cautious on NIIF investments'

NIFF which is part of Fitch Group, said infrastructure sector in the country continues to face challenges, which is discouraging international investments