Body size and excess weight, conventionally assessed using body mass index (BMI), are well-established risk factors for many types of cancer. However, new research to be presented at this year’s ...

A new study from Lund University in Malmö, Sweden, revealed that waist circumference is a stronger risk indicator for obesity-related cancers in men than Body Mass Index (BMI). The research analyzed ...

An inexpensive measure of obesity in children and adolescents that could replace body mass index (BMI) has been identified in a new study as waist circumference-to-height ratio. This measure detected ...

Waist circumference-to-height ratio has been identified as an inexpensive measure of obesity in children and adolescents that could replace body mass index (BMI). The new study - conducted by the ...

Body size and excess weight, conventionally assessed using body mass index (BMI), are well-established risk factors for many types of cancer. However, new research to be presented at this year's ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Women with large waist circumference had a greater risk for death across all BMI categories. Researchers ...

While obesity remains a pressing public health threat, prevention and treatment are made difficult by the limits of the BMI to accurately measure excess adiposity, according to the study’s authors.