BMI

Assam Police Launches BMI Assessment for 2024 in Guwahati

16 Aug 2024

The Assam Police has initiated its Body Mass Index (BMI) assessment for 2024 in Guwahati, aiming to monitor and improve the fitness levels of its personnel. The assessment began on Friday and follows the 2023 evaluation, where 1.6% of police personnel (1,223 out of 76,313) were categorized as obese with...

An investigation reveals the link between Alzheimer’s disease and midlife hidden belly fat

21 Nov 2023

Research that will be presented at the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) annual conference next week suggests that higher levels of visceral belly fat in midlife are linked to the development of Alzheimer's disease. Visceral fat is the fat that surrounds the internal organs, which are found deep within...

Racial discrimination is the main cause for childhood obesity: Study

13 Jul 2023

According to a new study published in JAMA Netwrok Open, socioeconomic factors such as family poverty and racial discrimination may be a risk factor for young people developing obesity. And, children who suffer racial discrimination are more likely to have a higher Body Mass Index (BMI) and a wider waistline...