Waist-to-height ratio should be used in conjunction with BMI to assess overweight and obesity in children and adolescents, a ...

The following is a summary of “Association between waist-to-height ratio and insulin resistance in patients with polycystic ...

Among the 2,225 adults in the study, all under 60 years of age, 39.7% had obesity as defined only by higher BMI, while 39.1% ...

Delivering the V. Ramalingaswamy Memorial Lecture on World Health Day at Bhaskara Auditorium, Birla Science Centre, Dr Reddy ...

Real-world data showed that low-risk patients who underwent transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) had 1-year ...

The following is a summary of “Association between A body shape index and bone mineral density in middle-aged and elderly ...

The NHS advises to people to look at their waist to height ratio rather than just their wait circumference to determine if they have a healthy level of body fat. To do so, use a tape measure ...

RAK Biggest Weight Loss Challenge 2025 puts lifestyle, nutrition, and exercise under the spotlight in latest expert-led session ...

It comes after Nice told NHS medics to measure people’s waist-to-height ratio as well as BMI when diagnosing obesity. Some scientists have argued that obesity has been over-diagnosed based on ...

Its authors call for a paradigm shift in the assessment of obesity and suggest the use of more accurate indicators, such as waist-to-height ratio or muscle strength tests. “The use of BMI becomes ...

Its authors call for a paradigm shift in the assessment of obesity and suggest the use of more accurate indicators, such as waist-to-height ratio or muscle strength tests. “The use of BMI ...