New research suggests that a larger waist circumference is a bigger risk factor than body mass index (BMI) for obesity-related cancers — but only for men, not for women. Experts weighed in.

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

THE size of a man's waist may be a better indicator of his likelihood of developing cancer than body mass index (BMI), a new study has revealed. For years, NHS doctors have used BMI to assess ...

Since a BMI calculation is based solely on your height and weight, being female or male does not factor into how that number is calculated. That said, there are differences between men and women ...

Men with gout and obesity receiving febuxostat-based ULT were less likely to achieve SU targets and more frequently experienced disease flares.

The size of a man’s waistband is a better predictor of cancer risk than traditional body mass index measurements, research has found. For decades, doctors have relied on BMI scores to diagnose ...