Articles tagged with "BMI"

Obesity increases the risk of Kidney Stone

Obesity in general nearly doubles the risk of developing Kidney Stones, a new study from Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions show. But the study also pointed that degree of obesity doesn’t appear to increase or decrease the risk of kidney stone one way or the other. "The common thinking was that as weight rises, kidney stone [...]

Written by Assam News · Category: Health and Fitness

Middle Age Women with fat around waist are at risk of Dementia

Women who accumulate fat on their waist in middle age are at two times higher risk of developing dementia when they get older, the findings of a new study published in the scientific journal Neurology suggests. The study was carried out at the Neuropsychiatric Epidemiology Research Unit as part of the Sahlgrenska Academy’s major research [...]

Written by Assam News · Category: Health and Fitness, Women