Space science
How do astronauts weigh when floating in space?
On the International Space Station (ISS), astronauts use specialized Russian and American equipment to measure body mass instead of weight.
Body Mass
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Health
Is the BMI index 'outdated'?
Body mass index (BMI) has long been used as a medical screening tool.
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What happens to the bodies of mass murderers after death?
In some cases, the killer brain is preserved separately by scientists, so they can study the relationship between the nervous system and his violent behavior.
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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…
Medicine - Health
What should people with high blood cholesterol eat?
People with high cholesterol should not eat brain, pig's pig, whole chicken eggs, pig liver, chicken liver because of high cholesterol.
Medicine - Health
Body mass index BMI cannot assess whether you are overweight or underweight
BMI - body mass index, which is considered a universal health measure, is not able to recognize and reflect the difference between the amount of fat, muscle and bone in…
Medicine - Health
Children with normal BMI are still obese
Some children with normal body mass index (BMI) may actually be obese, because they have increased body fat that is not detected by body mass index. .
Medicine - Health
Rising vegetable prices increase obesity
Fresh fruits and expensive vegetables are associated with a BMI (Body Mass Index) in children in low-income and middle-income families, according to a new study.
Medicine - Health
Obesity in the world has doubled
In the past 30 years, the number of obese people has increased almost 2 times with scary numbers: 5 million people.
Cancer
The more waist circumference increases, the higher the rate of liver cancer
A new study shows that every waist increases to 5.08cm, the risk of liver cancer is difficult to detect will increase to 10%.