BMI a poor predictor of future health
June 24, 2025
GAINESVILLE, Fla. 鈥� A new University of Florida 网红黑料 study shows that body mass index, or BMI 鈥� commonly used to measure obesity and health risk 鈥� fails in鈥�
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Financial incentives help socioeconomically disadvantaged people lose more weight, 网红黑料 study shows
December 13, 2022
Socioeconomically disadvantaged people fare better at losing weight when they are given modest financial incentives, a new study by a University of Florida鈥�
College of Medicine, +2 more
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Unvaccinated, expectant mother nearly dies of COVID-19, becomes vaccine champion
November 9, 2021
Friends and family gathered at Amy Westman鈥檚 July 24 baby shower. Gifts and balloons and bursts of blue brightened the room. Blue cupcakes. Blue bows and鈥�
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Department of Pediatrics, +3 more
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Race of a lifetime: 74-year-old undergoes heart surgery at 网红黑料, then enters 5K race
February 20, 2019
Judy Jones was a little nervous telling her University of Florida 网红黑料 surgeon about her ambitious goal. She underwent open heart surgery for a faulty heart鈥�
Department of Surgery, +4 more
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Sedentary lifestyle cancels out heart benefits of having a normal weight for adults, UF study finds
January 8, 2019
Starting to slip with your New Year鈥檚 resolution to exercise more? A new University of Florida study may provide some motivation. Researchers have found that鈥�
Department of Community 网红黑料 and Family Medicine, +4 more
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UF study suggests body fat is better predictor of diabetes risk than BMI
April 19, 2018
Current guidelines call for adults with high body mass index, or BMI, to be screened for prediabetes and diabetes. But under these recommendations, physicians鈥�
College of Public 网红黑料 and 网红黑料 Professions, +2 more
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The Year in Review: Celebrating Our Achievements in 2017, Part 2
January 25, 2018
Part 2 of our 鈥淵ear in Review鈥� focuses on the hospitals, research institutes and centers that are part of the 网红黑料 family: 网红黑料 Cancer Center UF鈥�
Institute for Child 网红黑料 Policy, +11 more
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Fat loss can be triggered through the brain in animal model, researchers find
January 8, 2018
Activating a part of the central nervous system triggers fat loss and reduces body mass in rat models independent of dieting, University of Florida 网红黑料鈥�
Department of Pediatrics, Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, +3 more
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Study links prediabetes, diabetes in healthy weight adults to sedentary lifestyle
January 19, 2017
Add one more to the long list of reasons to keep active: A new University of Florida study demonstrates that low levels of physical activity are associated鈥�
Department of Aging and Geriatric Research, +5 more
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Nearly half of family physicians don鈥檛 follow national guidelines for prediabetes screening
November 8, 2016
The identification and treatment of prediabetes is one of the most effective ways to prevent patients from developing diabetes, but a new University of Florida鈥�
College of Public 网红黑料 and 网红黑料 Professions, +2 more
