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A Better Way to Assess Body Fat and Health Risk?
BMI's days as a top way to measure body fat and associated health risks may be numbered. New research suggests that the better way to know where you stand concerning health risks related to your amount of body fat is your waist-to-height ratio.
Diet Doc Announces a Free Tool on Their Website to Calculate Your BMI and Discover What It Means
Body Mass Index (BMI) is a number calculated from a person's weight and height. BMI provides a reliable measurement of body fat for most people and is used to screen for weight categories that may lead to health problems.Houston, TX (PRWEB) May 21, 2012 Diet Doc has added a free, simple tool to their website that allows the reader to calculate their own Body Mass Index or BMI. Your BMI is a ...
A better, easier way to measure fat than BMI?
Body mass index (BMI) may soon be replaced with a new tool for measuring body fat and associated health risks - waist-to-height ratio.
Study Reveals How High Fat Foods Impact Diabetes and Metabolic Syndrome
University of Michigan Health System study shows Bcl10 protein helps the free fatty acids found in high fat foods impair insulin action and raise blood sugar.
Today's fear and loathing of fat bodies rooted in ancient Western civilization
Our modern love-hate relationship with fat dates to antiquity, says a University of Kansas researcher who writes about the cultural history of fat in Western civilization.
Fighting the flab inside, as well as out
You may not be overweight, but you could be 'overfat'. Emma Barnett discovers how to get unhealthy internal fat down to a safe level.
Losing half a stone could halve a woman's risk of getting breast cancer, researchers claim
A study of women aged between 50 and 75 provides evidence that loss of body-fat reduces the levels of hormones known to trigger cancer.
Turn up your fat burn! 4 weeks to fit and fabulous
Crank up your body's fat-burning power -- even when you snooze -- with this cutting-edge plan
An Easier Way to Assess Body Fat and Health Risks
May 11, 2012 -- BMI's days as a top way to measure body fat and associated health risks may be numbered.
Noninvasive treatment freezes stubborn body fat
Device allows a Melbourne plastic surgeon to freeze away stubborn fat from a patient's abdomen or back.
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