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The faster your internet, the more likely you are to be obese, a study has found
A new Australian study has found a link between high-speed internet and rising obesity rates.
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Long Covid linked with increased body weight : Study
The research, published in PLOS Global Public Health, also shows that people with long Covid wer…
PTI
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Philippine police will no longer need to meet a body mass index goal in order to be promoted
BMI requirements have been suspended for now as COVID restrictions have made it harder for officers…
Vanessa Gu
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People who eat pasta have better diet, claims study
Good news for pasta eaters! Pasta consumption in both children and adults is associated with better…
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Body image distortion after weight loss is common for GLP-1 drug users, experts say. It takes time to accept the body's changes.
Body image distortion after weight loss is common, especially when it's rapid, as is the case with …
Emily Farache
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The keto diet is the worst diet for both your body and the earth, researchers say
Researchers at Tulane University ranked keto the worst of six popular diets, according to nutrition…
Andrea Michelson
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Monitor your body composition with these smart fat analyzer scales
Thanks to modern technology, body weighing machines have become a lot smarter. These days, smart we…
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Her mom wrote a viral essay about putting her on a diet at age 7. Now, a decade later, the teen body activist is telling her side of the story.
Betty Kubovy-Weiss speaks to Insider 10 years after the controversial Vogue article her mother wrot…
Doree Lewak
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Here's What The Average American Man Looks Like Compared To Other Countries
A normal BMI ranges from 18.5 to 24.9. A BMI of 25 to 29.9 is considered overweight, and anything o…
Dina Spector
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Mathematicians Find We've Been Calculating Body Mass Index Wrong
For those who are 150cm tall [five feet], the new formula would add a whole BMI point, enough to to…
The Telegraph
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3 reasons why BMI is not an accurate measure of your health or body weight - and what to use instead
BMI is not an accurate way to measure body weight or health because it does not account for body fa…
Elena Bruess,Mir Ali
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You can be obese and healthy, but you can also lose weight in a positive way
Health and weight aren't perfectly intertwined, and the lack of nuance on social media is unhelpful.
Rachel Hosie
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Belly fat may be linked to a higher risk of early death, regardless of overall body fat
The largest study to date found belly fat to be associated with premature death, while bigger hips …
Anna Medaris Miller
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Best weight machine in India
Having a weighing machine handy at home can be useful. These machines help you keep a track of your…
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How to measure your body fat percentage - and what's considered healthy
A healthy body fat percentage is between 14% and 31% for women and 10% to 25% for men. However, the…
Elena Bruess,Mir Ali
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A tearful Winter Olympic champion pulled out of Beijing and said she is not willing to 'sacrifice' her body for her sport
The Norwegian champion said her body had gone through changes and that she was not willing to risk …
Sam Cooper
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India’s national capital used radio waves to battle air quality during the city’s half marathon
The Delhi half marathon organisers signed on Devic Earth to install two of these machines along …
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I've been reviewing fitness gadgets for 8 years. Amazon's Halo made me confront my body in a way I wasn't ready for.
I'm obsessed with hitting my fitness goals thanks to wearables, but the Halo's body fat scans left …
Lisa Eadicicco
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Adele's birthday photo is all over social media, but some say complimenting her smaller body is fat-phobic
Fans and fellow celebrities have complimented Adele's weight loss, but some worry it could send har…
Gabby Landsverk
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TSA body scanners may be more likely to trigger false alarms if you're black or overweight
The US Transportation Security Administration's airport scanner may be more likely to produce false…