Doctors are increasingly looking beyond body mass index (BMI) and waist size to better understand how fat distribution in the ...

FOR those wondering if their upbringing had any bearing on the size of their member, scientists say for some people, it may ...

Body mass index (BMI) alone may not be enough to measure someone's risk of cardiometabolic disease, according to researchers ...

Neck size is proving to be a powerful indicator of hidden health risks. Larger neck circumferences are associated with ...

In a world chock-full of high-tech health monitoring gadgets and apps, you might be surprised to learn that an item stocked at the local dollar store — a tape measure — could be more accurate than a ...

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

According to new research, a thick neck can be an accurate predictor of cardiovascular risk, as well as indicate type 2 ...

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 ...

But there’s only one hardbody hallmark that can’t be disguised easily by clothing: a V-taper. The inverted-triangle upper ...

MILLIONS of Brits who have been told they are perfectly healthy could actually be obese, scientists have revealed. BMI, has, ...

How a man walks can shift threat impressions beyond body size. Sway and shoulder spread stood out in short, size-controlled ...