Your waist size can help you understand your overall health. A larger waistline may indicate you're carrying more abdominal fat, which puts you at risk for obesity-related health conditions. Waist ...

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 ...

THE size of a man’s waist may be a better indicator of his likelihood of developing cancer than body mass index (BMI), a new study has revealed. For years, NHS doctors have used BMI to assess obesity ...

Your waistline may say more about your current health than your BMI, according to new research. Now, we hate to be the bearer of bad news but: as our waistlines expand, so do the risks. And while ...

Obesity has long been established as a risk factor for cancer, particularly when it’s stored in certain areas of the body. Now, new research suggests that a larger waist circumference is a bigger risk ...

ROME — Skip the bathroom scale. Scientists say a simple tape measure around your waist might be the best predictor of how your body will hold up as you get older. A study of nearly 11,000 people found ...

OBJECTIVE: To comparatively evaluate cut-off points of waist circumference, body mass index and waist to hip ratio with respect to their ability to predict other individual and multiple cardiovascular ...

The circumference of a man’s waist is a better predictor of his risk of developing type 2 diabetes than his body mass index (BMI), which is a weight-to-height ratio, or waist-to-hip ratio alone. This ...

A larger waist might signal bad news below the belt: Guys with bigger bellies are at higher risk of developing prostate cancer, according to new research presented at the European Obesity Summit. The ...

Increasingly stringent definitions of health were applied, based on self-reported health, medical history, measurements of blood pressure, blood lipids, serum glucose and glycosylated hemoglobin. Main ...

People with “beer bellies” may have an increased risk of heart damage, raising fresh concerns about the health risks tied to ...