High and excess fat according to waist-to-height ratio was tied to higher odds for prediabetes and diabetes. Waist-to-height ratio should be used in conjunction with BMI to assess overweight and ...

With Asian Indians facing a rising 'dual epidemic' of Type 2 Diabetes (T2D) and Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatotic ...

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 UK National Institute for Health Care and Excellence has also recommended waist-to-height ratio as a tool to predict health risks associated with central adiposity in children. Read the full ...

The following is a summary of "Best anthropometric indices to predict colon cancer," published in the April 2025 issue of the BMC Gastroenterology by Wang et al. Colon cancer remains a leading cause ...

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Thus, waist-to-height ratio has emerged as a more reliable measure, with a ratio higher than 0.5 signaling potential health risks,” he said. Explaining how children born with low birth weight ...

RAK Biggest Weight Loss Challenge 2025 puts lifestyle, nutrition, and exercise under the spotlight in latest expert-led session ...

BMI is an outdated measure of health, say experts – there’s a raft of checks that could give a clue to your current wellbeing – and a pathway to an active, longer life ...