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

Waist-to-height ratio should be used in conjunction with BMI to assess overweight and obesity in children and adolescents, a ...

New research suggests that a larger waist circumference is a bigger risk factor than body mass index (BMI) for ...

The authors explain, "BMI is a measure of body size, but does not provide information on fat distribution, whereas waist circumference is a proxy more closely related to abdominal adiposity.

Diagnosing obesity involves much more than simply stepping onto a scale. In fact, a thorough evaluation of a person's weight status is a complex procedure that involves taking into consideration many ...

A major new study from Sweden has found that waist circumference (WC)—a simple measure of abdominal fat—may be a more ...

Body size and excess weight, conventionally assessed using body mass index (BMI), are well-established risk factors for many types of cancer. However, new research to be presented at this year’s ...