BOSTON (Reuters) - A large European study has confirmed that simple measurements of the waist and hips may offer a better way of predicting obesity-related death than a standard, but more complicated, ...
Get out the measuring tape. Your waist-to-hip ratio may beat the scale at predicting heart disease, a British study shows. The study is the latest research linking belly fat to heart risk. The ...
The relationship between belly size and hip size appears to be a more useful measure of health risk than the widely used body-mass index, or BMI. According to a study published in The Lancet, a ...
While obesity is associated with an increased risk for heart attacks, a new study suggests that hip and waist size may play a bigger role, particularly for women. Researchers examined data on 479,610 ...
Research defining obesity shows that nearly 70% of U.S. adults could now be classified as obese. By considering where fat is ...
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What Is Waist-to-Hip Ratio?
Why Waist-to-Hip Ratio Matters What’s a Healthy WHR? How to Calculate WHR WHR vs. BMI How to Change Your WHR Waist-to-hip ratio (WHR) is an alternative to body mass index (BMI) that may do a better ...
Healthy eating and a tight waist-hip ratio are associated with better mental acuity later in life, scientists now believe. Jan Woitas/dpa Maintaining a low waist-to-hip ratio in middle age could mean ...
Sept. 5 -- FRIDAY, Sept. 4 (HealthDay News) -- Among the elderly, the ratio of waist size to hip size may be a better determinant of obesity than body mass index, say researchers from the University ...
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Fatty liver and belly fat travel together: What your waist size reveals about future diabetes risk
Belly fat, easily measured by waist circumference, is a key indicator for fatty liver and diabetes risk, especially in ...
Body mass index readings may not be the best gauge of obesity in older adults, according to new research from endocrinologists and geriatricians. Instead, they say, the ratio of waist size to hip size ...
OBJECTIVE: To investigate whether waist and hip circumferences, in addition to body mass index (BMI), are related to all-cause mortality. We studied these associations and tested the usefulness of the ...
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 ...
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