Your metabolome may be the new vital sign

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We all know our vital signs. Every trip to the doctor starts with the scale, followed by heart rate and blood pressure. Of those, most people usually focus most on the scale, and questions like: “What is your goal weight?” or “How much weight has been lost (or gained)?” It appears, however, that our obsession with weight may be detracting us from what really matters — health. We recently wrote about healthy lifestyles being more important than our weight, and for good reason. After all, weight is comprised of our height, our muscles, our bones, our adipose tissue and more. Of all those, only adipose is concerning, and even then, the visceral (abdominal) adipose is much more concerning than peripheral adipose. No wonder weight is such a poor predictor of health! There are studies showing we can be overweight but healthy, and normal weight but unhealthy. How can we tell if we are on the right track or if we are at risk? A new study in Cell Metabolism suggests our...
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