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Obesity prevalence: Singapore ranks 3rd in Southeast Asia
SINGAPORE: A recent infographic published by Seasia Stats shows that among countries in Southeast Asia, Singapore has the ...
NVO Stock Down as Medicare Selects Semaglutide Drugs for Price Cuts
Novo Nordisk stock falls as Medicare selects its marketed semaglutide medicines catering to T2D and obesity for price ...
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Want to know if your body fat is in the healthy range? Experts say BMI is not the way
People with higher body mass indexes say they're relieved by experts' new guidance to downplay the use of BMI in diagnosing people with weight problems or obesity.
BMI is wrong way to measure obesity, researchers say — here’s what they recommend instead
A group of 58 researchers is calling for a new, better way to measure obesity and excess body fat that goes beyond BMI.
When will lagging health care stocks return to healthy growth?
Biotech has lagged even more. The S&P Biotechnology Select Industry Index has returned about 3 per cent annually over 10 ...
Scientists Suggest New Way to Help Measure Obesity Instead of Just Using Traditional BMI Metric
A new report notes that the amount of belly fat a patient has is a more useful metric for determining obesity than ...