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Researchers warn that the findings reflect a growing global health crisis, as outdated BMI standards fail to capture hidden fat-linked risks contributing to chronic disease.

Those at the lower end of the "healthy" range also faced higher risks, with BMIs between 18.5 and 19.9 doubling the likelihood of death

BMI warned India's weak IP protections deter global drugmakers, limiting access to innovative therapies, even as GST cuts on 33 lifesaving drugs lower costs and boost affordability

BMI projects India's fiscal deficit to narrow to 4.5% of GDP in FY26, citing slower growth, tariff risks, and higher state spending as challenges to fiscal consolidation

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Obesity can no longer be just defined by body mass index (BMI) and rather should be about how body fat is distributed throughout one's body, researchers said while launching a new framework for diagnosing and managing obesity. Published in the journal Nature Medicine, the framework looks specifically at fat accumulated in the abdomen, measured as 'waist-to-height ratio' -- an increased value of which is related to a higher risk of developing cardiometabolic complications, according to the researchers. An "important novelty" of the framework is including a waist-to-height ratio higher than 0.5, along with a BMI of 25-30, for diagnosing obesity, the authors, representing the European Association for the Study of Obesity (EASO), said. "The choice of introducing waist-to-height ratio, instead of waist circumference, in the diagnostic process is due to its superiority as a cardiometabolic disease risk marker," they wrote. Accumulation of abdominal fat is a more reliable predictor of hea

The anti-obesity drugs' market had a sluggish growth till 2021, says Sheetal Sapale, vice-president, commercial, Pharmarack, a market research firm

Researchers from Massachusetts General Hospital and Boston Children's Hospital explored if providing weekly plant-based snacks to families seeking food assistance

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By definition, the BMI has to be inaccurate if it classifies a wide range of top athletes as overweight

NIFF which is part of Fitch Group, said infrastructure sector in the country continues to face challenges, which is discouraging international investments