Waist circumference and waist-to-hip ratio show stronger links to colorectal cancer (CRC) than body mass index (BMI), a new ...

Getting a move on can do a number on belly fat, but the key is getting physical activity almost daily. Uwazurike suggests ...

Overweight scores continue from 25-30. And over 30 is obese. Quetelet merely used this early calculation as a descriptor. He did not make any medical proclamations. The Quetelet Index became ...

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Research shows that people with a certain body shape face a higher risk of serious health problems compared to their ...

A new report notes that the amount of belly fat a patient has is a more useful metric for determining obesity than ...

The Lancet, a global medical journal that works with academics to identify issues in public health, hosted a Commission on ...

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Hypertension, atrial fibrillation, and smoking are strongly associated with an increased risk for severe vs nonsevere stroke.

But it may not be the best thing to do, as a person’s waist-to-hip ratio is believed to say more about their health. Those who have more weight around the waist area than the hips may be at a ...

Instead of using the controversial body mass index, or BMI, to assess weight, an international group of scientists proposes ...

Body Mass Index, or BMI, has long been criticized as an unreliable method for measuring obesity — and now a group of experts ...