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The Canadian Press on MSN13h
Canada’s obesity rates rose faster during pandemic than prior 11 years
The research looked at obesity rates over a 15-year period based on the body mass index of almost 750,000 people who were 18 ...
Obesity rates in Canada increased after start of COVID-19 pandemic
A new study published in theCanadian Medical Association Journal found obesity rates based on body mass index (BMI) increased ...
News-Medical.Net on MSN11h
Canadian obesity trends accelerated after the start of COVID-19 pandemic
Did the COVID-19 pandemic affect obesity rates in Canada? A new study in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal) found ...
Obesity rates in Canada increased faster during pandemic than in previous 11 years
TORONTO - A new report says the prevalence of obesity increased faster during the COVID-19 pandemic than it did over the ...
Healthline13d
Body Fat More Accurately Predicts Heart Disease, Death Risk Than BMI
A new study reports that measurements that detect body fat are a more accurate predictor of mortality risk than body mass ...
Mirage News21h
Canada's Obesity Rates Spike Post-Pandemic Onset
Did the COVID-19 pandemic affect obesity rates in Canada? A new study in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal ...
Obesity rates increased after start of COVID-19 pandemic, new study shows
Obesity rates in the country increased faster in the four years after the onset of COVID compared with the prior 11 years, ...
HealthDay on MSN4d
New Framework Reclassifies Nearly 20% of People as Having Obesity
HealthDay News — The European Association for the Study of Obesity (EASO) framework may offer a more sensitive measure of obesity than traditional body mass index (BMI), according to a study published ...
Physician's Weekly8d
Body Mass Index and Survival in Pulmonary Hypertension
Body weight significantly influenced right heart function and survival in pulmonary arterial hypertension, with both extremes ...
Program launched for patients with obesity concerns who are planning a pregnancy
Northwestern Medicine has launched a program to help patients who have concerns related to obesity and are planning a ...