Among the 2,225 adults in the study, all under 60 years of age, 39.7% had obesity as defined only by higher BMI, while 39.1% ...

Nearly all U.S. adults with obesity as diagnosed by BMI also have an elevated waist circumference or excess body fat, ...

Around 40% of women and 12% of men in India have abdominal obesity, a waist over 90cm for men and 80cm for women, according ...

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

New research published in BMJ Open shows ater aerobics may help people—especially women and people over 45—lose weight and ...

Most children aged 9 and 15 years with BMI in overweight range had a normal fat level. High and excess fat according to waist-to-height ratio was tied to higher odds for prediabetes and diabetes.

In fact, a thorough evaluation of a person's weight status is a complex procedure that involves taking into consideration many factors and the use of various tools and diagnostic tests: body mass ...

This large, well-designed study provides compelling evidence that waist circumference is a more reliable indicator of obesity-related cancer risk in men than BMI. It highlights the limitations of ...

New Delhi: Waist circumference (WC) may predict obesity-related cancer risk better than body mass index (BMI) in men, but not women, a recent study reveals. The research highlights the limitations of ...

BMI is a calculation of a person’s body ... The waist-hip ratio divides a person’s waist circumference by their hip circumference to measure their level of abdominal fat.

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.

Over an average study period of 14 years, 18,185 cases of obesity-related cancers were identified. Even when considering BMI, a larger waist circumference remained linked to increased cancer risk in ...