Experts believe measuring waist circumference is a more accurate way to predict cancer risk in men - Tim Platt/Digital Vision The size of a man’s waistband is a better predictor of cancer risk than ...

While it isn't typically associated with men, watching your waist size and, if needed, losing a few inches around the middle can have significant health benefits for men, according to the American ...

THE size of a man’s waist may be a better indicator of his likelihood of developing cancer than body mass index (BMI), a new study has revealed. For years, NHS doctors have used BMI to assess obesity ...

Sept. 21 (UPI) --New research suggests that waist-to-hip ratio, and not body mass index is a better measure of healthy weight -- and may predict early death better than BMI. The researchers urge using ...

MILLIONS of Brits who have been told they are perfectly healthy could actually be obese, scientists have revealed. BMI, has, ...

In a world chock-full of high-tech health monitoring gadgets and apps, you might be surprised to learn that an item stocked at the local dollar store — a tape measure — could be more accurate than a ...

Study reveals for the first time that every extra four inches on the waist increases chances of death by seven per cent Men with a “spare tyre” of excess weight around the waist are at greater risk of ...

Is your weight problematic? The answer is not as straightforward as you might think. Sure, there are scales and charts and different scientific methods of calculating “overweight and overall fatness,” ...

OBJECTIVE: To examine the effect of age on the relationship between body mass index (BMI) and waist circumference (WC), and the usefulness of BMI, WC and waist–hip ratio (WHR) in predicting mortality ...

Does the U.S really have one of the biggest obesity problems in the world, and which country is actually the Land of the Giants? Pittsburgh artist Nickolay Lamm has studied the body measurements of ...

Are you relatively skinny but growing a “beer belly?” Has your waistline recently disappeared into a straight line with your hips? Then don’t be surprised at your next checkup if the nurse whips out a ...

A healthy body fat percentage is between 14% and 31% for women and 10% to 25% for men. However, these are just averages and ...