Your waist size is more than just a clothing measurement—it's also a key marker of your health. While there's no one ideal waist size for men, research consistently links larger waistlines with higher ...

Doctors often use BMI, or Body Mass Index, to quickly screen patients for more tests. But having a normal or low BMI doesn’t mean you’re healthy, nor having a high BMI mean you’re unhealthy. To help ...

Adding to the growing evidence that a person's waist size is an important indicator of heart health, a new study has found that larger waist circumference is associated with increased risk of heart ...

THE size of a person’s waist may provide a clue to their likelihood of developing cancer, a new study reveals. It found both men and women carrying excess weight around the waistline increased their ...

If you have been calculating your Body Mass Index, or BMI, to check how healthy you are, then you are probably not doing it the right way. Because BMI is not a good indicator of health, according to ...

Men underestimate the size of their waist by as much as two inches - putting them at risk of type 2 diabetes and heart disease, according to a new study. 07 October 2011 • 6:00am Nine-out-of-10 of the ...

For years, doctors have used Body Mass Index (BMI) to assess the risk of obesity-related conditions like heart failure. But a new study suggests that there might be a better way to predict your heart ...

MIAMI (AFP) - A study involving people with diabetes has shown that belly size is a stronger predictor of a dangerous kind of heart disease than body mass index (BMI), researchers said on Saturday ...

Your waistline may say more about your current health than your BMI, according to new research. Now, we hate to be the bearer of bad news but: as our waistlines expand, so do the risks. And while ...

Did you know that your waist size can actually protect you against diabetes? Well, a recent study showed surprising results as it demonstrated how the waist circumference determines the mortality rate ...