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

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

A well-managed body shape can be attractive to the opposite intimacy. Pointing to the recent limitations of body mass index (BMI), 'Waist-Hip-Ratio (WHR)', which is a number that divides the waist ...

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

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

While the commission didn't toss out BMI completely, it recommended clinicians pair it with at least one additional anthropometric measure -- like waist circumference, waist-to-hip ratio ...