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

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

A group of Swedish researchers came to this conclusion after analysing almost 340,000 patient health records and their waist circumference and body-mass-index (BMI) over more than a decade.

Most children aged 9 and 15 years with BMI in overweight range had a normal fat level. High and excess fat according to waist-to-height ratio was tied to higher odds for prediabetes and diabetes.

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

Nearly all U.S. adults with obesity as diagnosed by BMI also have an elevated waist circumference or excess body fat, ...

We’re used to hearing the medical community talk about our BMI (Body Mass Index) as a way to determine if we’re obese.  The ...