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QUAL ETF has underperformed the S&P 500 recently, showing modest negative alpha since Q3 2024, despite a broad uptrend and ...

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Human height has been evolving over the past century, with both men and women getting taller and heavier across the spectrum.

As BMI is increasingly recognized as an imperfect way to measure health, UVA researchers share other metrics they rely upon.

Central obesity measures of waist circumference and waist-to-hip ratio appear to be more accurate and consistent indicators ...

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We break down the history behind BMI and how body fat percentage relates to your health. Read more to get a better ...

As part of an eight-year study of 6,200 men and women, researchers identified four simple steps we can all take now to ensure ...

Health experts have pinpointed four key steps we can all take now to ensure we live longer. While there is never any guarantee over our life expectancy, a number of important contributing factors are ...

According to a new paper in the journal Biology Letters, men are getting increasingly "sexy and formidable," gaining in height and weight at twice the rate that women are. This means that sexual ...