Tag: BMI

In the International Journal of Cardiology, researchers have described five styles of exercise and compared them to mortality risk. How much is the right amount? It is well known that physical activity is associated with a significantly diminished risk of death by cardiovascular disease, the leading cause of death around the world. However, it has...

In a recent publication in PLOS One, researchers have described the metabolic effects on running in generally healthy people. A lack of activity is a known risk factor This paper begins with warnings against sedentary behavior, citing one study reporting that it is responsible for approximately 1 out of 12 early deaths in the United...

A new study suggests that waist-to-hip ratio (WHR) has a more linear correlation with all-cause mortality than either body mass index (BMI) or fat mass index (FMI) and might replace BMI as a metric of choice [1]. Is BMI good enough? Comparing total mass to height, the body mass index (BMI) metric has become the...

According to a new large-scale populational study, being overweight is not associated with either significant risks or benefits between the ages of 45 and 85. Obesity, however, is a clear risk factor [1]. BMI plus fat mass index While obesity is widely recognized as a life-long risk factor, several studies suggest that people who are...