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Overweight older adults face lower risk of death after major surgery: Findings challenge current weight guidelines
Older adults who are overweight may face a lower risk of death in the first 30 days following major elective surgery compared with those who have a normal body mass index (BMI), new research suggests.
It is possible to be “fat but fit”, new research being presented at the annual meeting of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD) in Vienna, Austria (15-19 September) suggests. The ...
Surgical patients with a body mass index below 23.1 have a significantly higher risk of death than those with BMIs of 26.3-29.6, according to a study published in the Archives of Surgery and reported ...
During the 10 years of follow-up the risk for dementia was lower across each BMI group. HealthDay News — Metformin use is associated with lower risks for dementia and all-cause mortality across body ...
Older adults who are overweight may face a lower risk of death in the first 30 days following major elective surgery compared with those who have a normal body mass index (BMI), new research suggests.
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