obesity

Understanding Body Mass Index (BMI) On May 4, 2025, HealthDay News revealed that Body Mass Index, also known as BMI, is a health metric that correlates your weight and height. This index is commonly utilized in healthcare and public health for categorizing body sizes and predicting potential risk factors for weight-related diseases. Although it…

TL/DR - The rate of obesity has more than doubled since 1990, with one in eight people globally being classified as obese according to a study from The Lancet. The study also found undernutrition to be a public health challenge in certain regions, despite a global decrease. The World Health Organization (WHO) argues for the importance of obesity…

TL/DR - New research shows that the United States falls behind many other developed nations in average life expectancy, according to the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development’s (OECD) Health at a Glance report. The U.S. had a life expectancy of 76.4 years, below the OECD’s average of 80.3 years. The report also highlighted that…