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There are things in medical science that have been passed around so often that they’ve started sounding like absolute truths.

A clinical practice guideline that stresses a multidisciplinary approach is intended to help clinicians manage obesity in ...

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The Indian pot belly - once a badge of prosperity, indulgence and aging respectability - has long been a target of satire and social commentary.

General obesity is a person’s obesity status as measured by their body mass index (BMI), with WHO international guidelines ... (men= 558; women= 702). Body mass index and waist circumference ...

Once seen as a symbol of prosperity, aging respectability, or indulgence, the Indian pot belly is now at the center of a ...

The study compared individuals who met World Health Organisation guidelines for both exercise levels and waist circumference (less than 88cm for women and 102cm for men) against those who did not.

There are guidelines issued by the NHS and the ... that early-bird gym goers had a lower body mass index (BMI) and waist circumference than those working out later. A 2022 study led by Prof ...