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Why are Japanese Sumo Wrestlers Called 'Healthy Obese'? - The Surprising Answer!
Due to their strict training and diet, Japanese Sumo wrestlers only accumulate subcutaneous fat, not visceral fat.
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Is the BMI index 'outdated'?
Body mass index (BMI) has long been used as a medical screening tool.
Cancer
'Beer belly' increases mortality from prostate cancer in men
One large study found that hundreds of British men could avoid prostate cancer each year if they lost weight.
Health
BMI and fat ratio: Only one of these two indicators is really important
Both BMI and body fat percentage are used to measure whether your body is healthy or not.
Health
Vietnam is currently leading a 'sad category' of health in Southeast Asia
According to the latest report from Fitch Solutions Macro Research, the growth rate in this category in Vietnam is the fastest in Southeast Asia today.
Health
Health domino effect: An anti-push can now change your lifespan
Only 4 normal numbers will tell you that you will live and stay healthy in the next few minutes. But if you want to know if you will be healthy after 5 years or 10 years…
Health
Is the stomach shrink surgery for weight loss really safe?
After surgery, patients lost an average of about 15kg from the second month after surgery.
Health
The paradox: Rural people are more obese than urban people
In parallel with today's urbanization, overweight and obesity is increasing. Even many scientists think that obesity is like an epidemic, because of it
Health
Three misunderstandings people often get when eating vegetables
Many people drink juice to replace green vegetables; Many diabetics do not dare to eat sweet fruit. Is this true?
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Body fat measurement method is more accurate and simple than BMI
According to Science Alert, the RFM team said it was more accurate than BMI and just measured with a tape measure.
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All humans weighing how many kg?
If the whole humanity stands on the scale, the total weight will be 316 million tons, a study said. Overweight people around the world weigh more than 16 million tons, e…
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Which country is 'heaviest' in the world?
According to Live Science, based on data collected around the world for 2005, researchers used body mass index (also known as BMI) and classified. height to estimate the…
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Waist size is a sign of heart failure
There is growing evidence that waist size has an important relationship with heart failure.
Environment
Obesity also makes climate change!
A group of scientists in the UK has studied the relationship between obese people and the phenomenon of greenhouse gases that cause climate warming dangerously. Their in…
Medicine - Health
Blood tests, know when you die
The Yale University team (USA) has just launched a blood test and a life test: calculate the biological age and tell you how many years you have left before your eyes.