- Science Blog
- By Laura Sinpetru
- September 16th, 2015
Obesity Appears to Up the Risk to Develop a Brain Tumor
Study proposes a link between brain tumors, body weight
- Science Blog
- By Laura Sinpetru
- May 11th, 2015
A Simple Piece of String Can Tell You If You Should Diet
Researchers reveal a new way for people to figure out whether they should lose some weight with the help of a string
- Science Blog
- By Laura Sinpetru
- October 14th, 2013
Avatar Shows What the Average American Man Looks Like
Average American men are puffier than their counterparts in Japan, the Netherlands, France
- Oddiverse
- By Raluca Anghel
- October 9th, 2013
School's Fat Letter: Girl Weighing 124 Pounds (56 Kg) Dubbed Overweight in BMI Report
11-year-old Lily Grasso is 5'4" (162 cm) tall and she plays sports
- Health
- By Laura Sinpetru
- September 21st, 2013
Morbidly Obese 2-Year-Old Has BMI of 41, Undergoes Bariatric Surgery
The boy is the youngest person in the world to have ever been subjected to this procedure
- Health
- By Laura Sinpetru
- January 21st, 2013
Mathematician Says Current BMI Formula Is Flawed, Rolls Out New One
Short people are fatter than they think, tall ones are thinner than previously assumed
- Health
- By Tudor Vieru
- July 23rd, 2012
Seeing Snacks Influences Brain Activity
An increasing body mass index has approximately the same effect
- Health
- By Tudor Vieru
- April 11th, 2012
Chocolate Helps You Keep Your Figure
It also helps raise the average resting metabolic rate
- Behavior/Humans
- By Smaranda Biliuti
- September 25th, 2010
Being Closer to Outdoor Recreation Gets you Fatter
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