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

The following is a summary of “Association between waist-to-height ratio and insulin resistance in patients with polycystic ...

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% ...

The size of a man’s waistband is a better predictor of cancer risk than traditional body mass index measurements, research ...

The NHS advises to people to look at their waist to height ratio rather than just their wait circumference to determine if they have a healthy level of body fat. To do so, use a tape measure ...

Delivering the V. Ramalingaswamy Memorial Lecture on World Health Day at Bhaskara Auditorium, Birla Science Centre, Dr Reddy ...

BMI is an outdated measure of health, say experts – there’s a raft of checks that could give a clue to your current wellbeing ...

But now, Swedish scientists believe that measuring waist circumference ... incorporating waist circumference, waist-to-hip and waist-to-height ratios, and direct body fat measurements for a ...

Study finds that BMI does not measure the true evolution of the body ... assessment of obesity and suggest the use of more accurate indicators, such as waist-to-height ratio or muscle strength tests. ...

This paradox reveals a major flaw, in that BMI does not measure the true evolution ... use of more accurate indicators, such as waist-to-height ratio or muscle strength tests.