The British Heart Foundation has identified specific waist measurements that may indicate increased health risks ...

Waist overhang exercises: 8-minute routine from a certified trainer to tighten your core faster than cardio after 45.

The Pentagon is officially ditching height and weight tables in favor of using a waist-to-height ratio to estimate troops’ body fat, according to an official memo released on Monday. And to pass, a ...

Of U.S. adults with a BMI indicating obesity, 98.4% also had excess adiposity confirmed by other measures. Researchers suggest there may be limited utility to confirming excess adiposity in people ...

The U.S. military has officially moved away from long-standing height-and-weight tables and the traditional tape test in favor of a waist-to-height ratio as the primary body composition standard for ...

Share on Pinterest A new study found that waist-to-height ratio was closely linked to heart disease risk than BMI or waist circumference. Ableimages/Getty Images A new study suggests your body shape ...

The ratio of a person's waist measurement compared to their height is more reliable than body mass index (BMI) at predicting heart disease risk, according to new research from UPMC and University of ...

It’s important to know your numbers when it comes to heart disease risk. Cholesterol levels, weight, blood pressure and A1C all offer vital clues when it comes to the state of your cardiovascular ...

1 Dongzhimen Hospital, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, China 2 Institute for Health, Health Care Policy and Aging Research, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ, United States ...

A significant increase in gallstone disease is linked to rising metabolic disorders in the US. Development of gallstones and metabolic disorders, including obesity, metabolic dysfunction-associated ...