SEOUL, Nov. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — Eating alone can lead to higher chance of obesity than eating with family members, a recent study has revealed. A research team led by Prof. Jang Seong-in from Yonsei University Severance Hospital conducted a study on 13,303 participants to observe the correlation between a participant’s Body Mass Index (BMI) [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 5 (Korea Bizwire) – The Korea Society for the Study of Obesity (KOSSO) has dismissed recent claims by certain medical experts that the current BMI standard for obesity is too strict and needs to be adjusted, saying that there is no academic basis to support the assertions. KOSSO representatives noted that easing the [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 11 (Korea Bizwire) – After analyzing cerebral infarction patients according to their body mass index (BMI), those who were overweight showed lighter symptoms and better recuperation. It is another example of the ‘Obesity Paradox’, meaning that the more obese you are, the longer you live. Professor Lee Seung-hun from the Department of Neurology at [...]
SEOUL, Korea, April 9 (Korea Bizwire) – Year by year, fewer Koreans are regularly exercising and more Koreans become overweight. According to a health survey on some 22,000 adult men and women conducted by the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, only 38.2 percent of respondents said they do regular exercises like walking more [...]