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

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 ...

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

A new study from Lund University in Malmö, Sweden, revealed that waist circumference is a stronger risk indicator for obesity-related cancers in men than Body Mass Index (BMI). The research analyzed ...

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

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 ...

The Indian pot belly - once a badge of prosperity, indulgence and aging respectability - has long been a target of satire and ...

Why is India's pot belly more than just a joke now? It's linked to rising abdominal obesity, diabetes, and heart disease.

"This distinction is crucial because visceral fat, which accumulates around the abdominal ... of how obesity is assessed, suggesting a move beyond BMI to incorporate waist circumference and ...

Abdominal obesity, based on Indian guidelines ... Urban populations were found to be more affected than rural ones, with high waist circumference or waist-to-hip ratios emerging as a key red ...