New data suggest that after adjusting adiposity and body weight measurements for height the strongest predictor of hypertension is waist circumference, and not total fat mass and body weight. In ...

In general, people are considered to be at a healthy weight if their BMI is between 18.5 and 24.9. A BMI of 25 or more is ...

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 ...

A new long-term study suggests that waist circumference, rather than the commonly used body mass index measure, is the best clinical measure to predict a child's risk for cardiovascular disease and ...

Some children and adolescents have abdominal obesity despite not having general obesity; therefore, measuring waist circumference in routine clinical practice would better identify those at ...

Nov. 7, 2003 — Enlarged waist circumference is associated with a syndrome of lipid overaccumulation and increased mortality, according to the results of a cross-sectional study published in the ...

(HealthDay News) – Waist circumference measured midway (WC-mid) between the lowest ribs and the iliac crest better defines risks associated with central obesity than does waist circumference measured ...

A larger-than-ideal waist is not only less than great for fitting into your clothes, it also has health risks, according to Craig Peters, a cardiologist with HonorHealth. Waist measurement has an even ...

New findings published in Nature Medicine showed that people can enter prediabetes remission — and lower type 2 diabetes risk — even without weight loss. These findings could help motivate patients ...

In the elderly aged 65 or older, active abdominal fat management rather than weight management was found to be more important ...