New study highlights the importance of BMI in disease pathogenesis

New study from deCODE genetics/Amgen highlights the importance of BMI in pathogenesis of disease, suggesting that reducing BMI alone could ...

New study explores the role of BMI in disease risk - Medical Xpress

This research highlights the importance of BMI in the pathogenesis of diseases that are more common in obese people than others, suggesting that ...

deCODE genetics/Amgen: New Study Explores the Role of BMI in ...

This research highlights the importance of BMI in the pathogenesis of diseases that are more common in obese people than others suggesting that ...

Sequence variants associated with BMI affect disease risk through ...

Mendelian Randomization studies indicate that BMI contributes to various diseases, but it's unclear if this is entirely mediated by BMI ...

New study highlights the importance of BMI in disease pathogenesis

New study from deCODE genetics/Amgen highlights the importance of BMI in pathogenesis of disease, suggesting that reducing BMI alone could lower the risk of ...

Obesity Pathogenesis: An Endocrine Society Scientific Statement

Genetic factors: evidence for and against. Concordance rates for obesity in studies of both twin pairs and in adopted children suggest that 25% to 50% of the ...

Obesity News, Articles and Research

Overweight and obesity are major risk factors for a number of chronic diseases, including diabetes, cardiovascular diseases and cancer.

Obesity and Cardiovascular Disease: A Scientific Statement From ...

Of clinical importance, at each level of BMI, higher measures of central adiposity, including WC and WHR, were associated with a greater risk of CAD and ...

an analysis of data from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021

Despite its recognized importance, the global disease burden attributable to high body mass index (BMI) remains less well understood. Methods.

The Science, Strengths, and Limitations of Body Mass Index - NCBI

Body mass index (BMI) is associated with but is not a direct measure of body fat. Therefore, it is useful in screening for obesity, but is not a diagnostic ...

AMA adopts new policy clarifying role of BMI as a measure in medicine

The report also outlined the harms and benefits of using BMI and pointed to BMI as an imperfect way to measure body fat in multiple groups given ...

Epidemiology of Obesity and Diabetes and Their Cardiovascular ...

Findings from epidemiological studies indicate that a subgroup of obese individuals present with a normal metabolic profile, have a substantially lower risk of ...

The implications of defining obesity as a disease - The Lancet

It was concluded that if obesity is recognised as a disease, more funding will be invested in research for developing economic models. The ...

Obesity News - ScienceDaily

Sep. 25, 2024 — Abdominal body fat could hint at cardiovascular disease risk even when other health factors are not considered, a new study ...

Obesity and infectious diseases: pathophysiology and epidemiology ...

The current pandemic due to widespread SARS-CoV-19 infection has again highlighted the role of obesity, whose global prevalence increased up ...

Obesity, Oxidative Stress, Adipose Tissue Dysfunction, and the ...

In addition, recent studies suggest that adipose tissue plays a critical role in regulating the pathophysiological mechanisms of obesity and its related co- ...

Obesity and type 2 diabetes mellitus: connections in epidemiology ...

Sharing powerful genetic and environmental features in their pathogenesis, obesity amplifies the impact of genetic susceptibility and environmental factors on ...

Obesity–An Update on the Basic Pathophysiology and Review of ...

Obesity dramatically increases the risk for type 2 diabetes and both conditions represent major public health issues worldwide according to the latest reports ...

Obesity and cancer pathogenesis - PMC - PubMed Central

Murine models of human malignancies provide important systems to study the impact of energy balance, including diet, obesity, and exercise on tumor initiation ...

Obesity | Healthy Schools - CDC

Genetic factors cannot be changed. However, people and places can play a role in helping children achieve and maintain a healthy weight. Changes in the ...