Researchers have established in a new study that the weight-adjusted waist index is a much better predictor of age-related ...

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

Discover how your waist-to-hip ratio affects long-term brain health and the 8 diet changes recommended to protect your memory and cognitive function as you age.

Waist-to-hip ratio (WHR), also known as waist-hip ratio, is the circumference of the waist divided by the circumference of the hips. Research associates a high WHR with certain health risks.

The size of a man’s waistband is a better predictor of cancer risk than traditional body mass index measurements, research ...

Body size and excess weight, conventionally assessed using body mass index (BMI), are well-established risk factors for many types of cancer. However, new research to be presented at this year's ...

Water/aqua aerobics for 10 or more weeks at a time can trim waist size and aid weight loss, finds a pooled data analysis of the available evidence, published in the open-access journal BMJ Open.