Given that heart disease is the number one cause of death in the U.S., it’s important to know what your risk is. Maybe you already know some of the factors that can put you at increased risk: having ...

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 ...

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 ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Women with increases in waist-to-hip ratio and waist circumference had a greater risk for MI compared with men, ...

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 ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . People with BMI-defined severe obesity but a healthy waist-to-hip ratio did not have increased mortality risk.

Sept. 21 (UPI) --New research suggests that waist-to-hip ratio, and not body mass index is a better measure of healthy weight -- and may predict early death better than BMI. The researchers urge using ...

An overlooked measurement is linked to early heart changes and increased heart disease risk, even in people without heart ...

AIM: A central distribution of adipose tissue is frequently associated with cardiovascular disease and its risk factors. In this study, we investigated environmental, familial and genetic influences ...

Obesity has long been established as a risk factor for cancer, particularly when it’s stored in certain areas of the body. Now, new research suggests that a larger waist circumference is a bigger risk ...

In contrast, a large waist circumference indicates an accumulation of fat in the intra-abdominal region—and fat in this area ...