The following is a summary of "Association of waist circumference with long-term all-cause mortality and cardiac death in ...

Waist circumference is a stronger predictor of obesity-related cancer risk than BMI in men, but not in women, due to ...

Researchers consider the weight-adjusted waist index a more precise predictor of mortality risk in patients with ...

A new study from Lund University in Malmö, Sweden, revealed that waist circumference is a stronger risk indicator for obesity ...

New research suggests that a larger waist circumference is a bigger risk factor than body mass index (BMI) for obesity-related cancers — but only for men, not for women. Experts weighed in.

High sodium intake is linked to greater obesity risk, particularly in women, even when it comes from everyday foods. New ...

Healthcare professionals may use a WHR measurement as an indicator of conditions such as obesity ... s waist circumference by their hip circumference to measure their level of abdominal fat.

New research to be presented at this year's European Congress on Obesity (ECO 2025, Malaga, Spain, 11-14 May) shows an ...

A well-managed body shape can be attractive to the opposite intimacy. Pointing to the recent limitations of body mass index (BMI), 'Waist-Hip-Ratio (WHR)', which is a number that divides the waist ...

Abdominal obesity is where fat accumulates around the abdomen and internal organs there, leading to a larger-than-normal waist circumference. Abdominal obesity has been shown to place people at a ...