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- New Italian Clinical Study Using DXA Scanning Reveals Significant Misclassification Rates in Traditional WHO BMI Weight Categories
Published: Mar 28, 2026
Section: Medical News
Researchers from Italy and Lebanon have challenged the reliability of the Body Mass Index (BMI) after discovering that it incorrectly categorizes more than one-third of the general...
- US Adolescent Obesity Hits 16% as Motivation for Weight Loss Among Teenagers Reaches Decade Low
Published: Mar 18, 2026
Section: Health
A ten-year analysis of CDC survey data reveals that US high school obesity rates rose to 15.9% by 2023, while active attempts to lose weight among students concurrently declined. T...