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The World Health Organization (WHO) was established in 1948 as a specialised ... Over the decades, WHO has set globally accepted norms and standards in healthcare, and its research and approvals have ...

Cardiovascular disease remains the leading cause of death in the US, driven by rising rates of obesity, diabetes, and high ...

However, this classification system assumes that weight alone is a reliable indicator of health, disregarding important ...

The number does not capture a person's muscle mass; where on their body fat is stored; or how their race, ethnicity and ...

Obesity has been an ongoing struggle for many consumers, and for years, body mass index (BMI) has been the key metric health ...

IT is laudable that Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Tan Sri Razarudin Husain wants his officers to maintain a body mass index (BMI) of 28 as a requirement to qualify for promotions. His ...