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A new study suggests that the DNA some modern Japanese people have inherited from ancient hunter-gatherers may increase BMI.

As awareness about health and fitness continues to grow, tracking metrics like Body Mass Index (BMI) has become an essential ...

Scientists at deCODE genetics have published a study in Nature Communications that sheds light on how body mass index (BMI) ...

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The BMI is a measure known as the body mass index. It is a ratio of a person's height and weight and is used to estimate body ...

The study highlights BMI's role in mediating genetic risk for diseases, suggesting a complex relationship with conditions ...

In South Korea, a body mass index over 25 is considered "obese," but recent research suggests the healthiest range may ...

Postpartum diabetes risk was elevated among women with a history of gestational diabetes and a high-stable or inverse U-shaped BMI trajectory.

The urine samples from the high BMI group showed elevated levels of metabolites of the amino acid histidine, corroborating the observations of other researchers who found a similar increase in ...

New research exploring the roots of modern Japanese populations has linked the genetic signature of Jomon hunter-gatherers to ...

As rates of obesity, as defined by body mass index (BMI), continue to climb in the United States, so have efforts to lose weight, including a new era of weight-loss drugs.