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 ...

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 ...

Visceral adipose tissue (VAT) is an independent risk factor in cardiometabolic diseases and is commonly measured by computed tomography (CT). It is measured clinically by waist circumference (WC). The ...

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

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

Doctors often use BMI, or Body Mass Index, to quickly screen patients for more tests. But having a normal or low BMI doesn’t mean you’re healthy, nor having a high BMI mean you’re unhealthy. To help ...

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 ...

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 ...

Many earlier studies have claimed that men and women having increased abdominal body fat or centrally obese are more prone to develop cardiovascular diseases. However, new research has revealed that ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...