A new study from Lund University in Malmö, Sweden, revealed that waist circumference is a stronger risk indicator for obesity ...

The authors explain, "BMI is a measure of body size, but does not provide information on fat distribution, whereas waist circumference is a proxy more closely related to abdominal adiposity.

New research suggests that a larger waist circumference is a bigger risk factor than body mass index (BMI) for obesity-related cancers — but only for men, not for women. Experts weighed in.

Waist circumference was shown to be a stronger marker than body mass index (BMI) for the risk of developing obesity-related cancers in men but not in women, a Swedish study showed. Data on BMI and ...

For years, NHS doctors have used BMI to assess obesity and its link to cancer risk. But now, Swedish scientists believe that measuring waist circumference is a more accurate way to assess cancer r ...

A group of Swedish researchers came to this conclusion after analysing almost 340,000 patient health records and their waist circumference and body-mass-index (BMI) over more than a decade.

Among women, the associations were weaker and similar for both WC and BMI. For example, both an increase of about 12 cm in waist circumference (e.g., comparing WC of 91.8 cm vs. 80.0 cm ...

For decades, doctors have relied on BMI scores to diagnose obesity and the subsequent increased risk of cancer. But now, experts believe measuring waist circumference is a more accurate way to ...

Waist-to-height ratio should be used in conjunction with BMI to assess overweight and obesity in children and adolescents, a ...

Among women, the associations were weaker and similar for both WC and BMI. For example, both an increase of about 12 cm in waist circumference (e.g., comparing WC of 91.8 cm vs. 80.0 cm ...

Among women, the associations were weaker and similar for both WC and BMI. For example, both an increase of about 12 cm in waist circumference (e.g., comparing WC of 91.8 cm vs. 80.0 cm ...