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

PINK is for girls and blue is for boys, or so the outdated adage goes. But while society might have stereotypes, when it comes to health, your body doesn’t care for them. While some illnesses are ...

In men, the results showed that: An 11 cm increase in waist size (e.g., from 90 cm to 100.8 cm) was linked to a 25% higher risk of developing obesity-related cancers. A 3.7 kg/m² increase in BMI ...

We assessed the associations of BMI trajectories with mortality risk using a Cox model stratified by sex and age. Results Compared with ‘normal weight, stable’, the ‘low-normal weight, decreasing’ had ...

A study found that waist size is a better cancer risk predictor for men compared to BMI, with an extra 4 inches increasing risk by 25 per cent. If you are a man, your waist size could be a better ...

Men with an extra 11cm on their waistlines by the end of the study increased their risk of developing cancer by 25 per cent. By comparison, an increase in BMI of 3.7 - for example, rising from 24 ...

New Delhi, March 23 Waist circumference (WC) is a stronger risk marker than BMI for developing obesity-related cancers in men, but not women, says a new study. BMI is a measure of body size, but does ...

The team looked at health data from close to 340,000 people, and compared both their BMI and their waist size against obesity related cancers. They found that, after a median follow up time of 14 ...

However, new research to be presented at this year's European Congress on Obesity (ECO 2025, Malaga, Spain, 11-14 May) and published in The Journal of the National Cancer Institute shows that waist ...

But now, experts believe measuring waist circumference is a more accurate way to predict cancer risk in men and as effective as BMI in women. Obesity is the second biggest avoidable risk factor ...

0.001 BMI indicates body mass index; CKD-EPI, chronic kidney disease epidemiology collaboration; eGFR, estimated glomerular filtration rate; HDL, high-density lipoprotein; IOP, intraocular ...

Some causes are unique to males or are more common in males than females. Many males feel tired and overwhelmed regularly, especially with the busy lives that many people lead. Lifestyle factors ...