Argentina’s inflation rate falls to the lowest in five years
President Javier Milei has overseen a major crackdown on government spending, leading to a remarkable fall in inflation after ...
The Lancet14d
Future-proofing Europe and Central Asia: a renewed focus on child and adolescent health
We risk losing the gains we have made in a holistic approach to health across the lifecycle. As Regional Directors for WHO and UNICEF in Europe and Central Asia, we call for a renewed focus on child ...
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About half of Americans approve of using weight-loss drugs to treat obesity, AP-NORC poll finds
More U.S. adults believe it is a good thing than a bad thing for adults to use weight-loss drugs like Ozempic, Wegovy and other brands if they are struggling with obesity or have a health ...
Canada20d
Obesity in Canada – Prevalence among aboriginal populations
Other data sources referenced in this chapter include the Nunavut Inuit Child Health Survey as well as region-specific surveys. Because there is no one data source for obesity among all First Nations, ...
Yahoo Finance23d
Milei Would Leave Regional Trade Bloc If Needed for US-Argentina Deal
Mercosur, the bloc originally formed by Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay and Paraguay, represents a major potential hurdle to such an agreement. The bloc has in the past pushed back against its members ...
New York Post24d
BMI is wrong way to measure obesity, researchers say — here’s what they recommend instead
A group of 58 researchers is calling for a new, better way to measure obesity. The global team’s recommendations were published in The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology on Jan. 14. Body mass index ...
The Indian Express24d
New definition for obesity? What a new Lancet commission has proposed to replace BMI
The Lancet medical journal’s Diabetes & Endocrinology Commission last week proposed a new definition and method for diagnosing obesity, beyond simply looking at a person’s Body Mass Index (BMI), the ...
Health.com25d
Experts Propose a New Definition of Obesity—and It Goes Beyond BMI
A new report argues that body mass index or BMI is not the most accurate way to define obesity. BMI is only a measure of a person’s weight and height and does not account for muscle mass.