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Genomics’ latest groundbreaking research, showcased at the Bupa Health Symposium, shows that a person’s genetic background is ...

Prescriptions for GLP-1 RAs less common among White teens vs Black, Hispanic teens. HealthDay News — Patients aged 10 to 17 years who are prescribed glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1 ...

Mendelian randomization of 400,000 participants reveals smoking, high BMI, and high cholesterol as major genetic risk factors ...

Patients aged 10 to 17 years who are prescribed glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1 RAs) are more likely to have ...

New body composition tests are replacing BMI as a more accurate way to assess health and fitness. Measuring muscle mass and body fat provides key insights into strength and longevity that the scale ...

Hormone receptor stratification showed that differences in population-attributable risk fractions by body fat were only observed in hormone receptor–positive cases.

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There’s a newer health metric growing in popularity among medical experts and fitness freaks, which offers a better ...

BMI, the abbreviation for Body Mass Index, is the calculation used to classify someone as “underweight,” “normal,” ...