All articles tagged with #body mass index
New research shows that adults in their thirties can already have early signs of knee joint damage detectable by MRI, with higher BMI being a significant factor, highlighting the importance of weight management for joint health.
A study analyzing data from the Twins Early Development Study and the UK Adult Twin Registry has found a bidirectional relationship between body mass index (BMI) and depressive symptoms during adolescence, with depressive symptoms contributing to subsequent weight gain and increased BMI leading to the emergence of depressive symptoms. After the age of 16, only depressive symptoms contribute to later weight gain. The research sheds light on the nature of links between depression and BMI during adolescence, but it also has limitations, as it was conducted on twins and assumes no interactions between genes and environment.