Women who put on too much weight during their pregnancy are more likely to give birth to newborns with excessive body fat, and this may set their children up for being overweight or obese as they age, a study suggests.
body fatNew obesity scale could be better than BMI calculators, scientis...NYDailyNews.com - Health - NY Daily News Fri, 03/04/2011 - 15:43
Scientists say they may have found a new method of measuring body fat that calculates the ratio between height and hip circumference. Depression linked to fat gain in the elderlySeattle Post-Intelligencer: Health and Fitness Mon, 12/01/2008 - 20:09
CHICAGO -- Older people who are depressed are much more likely to develop a dangerous type of internal body fat -- the kind that can lead to diabetes and heart disease -- than people who are not depressed, a disturbing new study found. Depression leads to internal fat in 70-somethingsHeadlines from the Associated Press Mon, 12/01/2008 - 15:10
CHICAGO (AP) -- Older people who are depressed are much more likely to develop a dangerous type of internal body fat - the kind that can lead to diabetes and heart disease - than people who are not depressed, a disturbing new study found.... Being Big Around the Middle Poses Big RisksTIME: Top Science and Health Stories Fri, 11/14/2008 - 02:20
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A person's weight aside, the distribution of body fat is what really matters to health, according to a new study