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 ...

Measuring your waist could reveal if you are at risk of at least six cancers ... The NHS advises to people to look at their waist to height ratio rather than just their wait circumference ...

Waist-to-hip ratio ... a greater risk of certain health conditions, including: If someone has a high WHR, they may be concerned about the related health risks. Achieving a moderate weight and ...

Given that heart disease is the number one cause of death in the U.S., it’s important to know what your risk is ... “The ...

Over the last few years, researchers have been examining waist-to-hip ratio (WHR) as a potential replacement for BMI. Previous studies have linked having a higher WHR to an increased risk for ...

The size of a man’s waistband is a better predictor of cancer risk than traditional body ... told NHS medics to measure people’s waist-to-height ratio as well as BMI when diagnosing obesity.

Those who creep into the overweight or obese category will be given advice on how to shed the pounds and told their health is at risk if they ... of BMI and waist-to-height ratio is a powerful ...

Objectives To evaluate the impact of ski geometry data and standing height ratio on anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury risk of male and female recreational ... widths of the tip, waist and tail) ...

Experts believe measuring waist circumference is a more accurate way to predict cancer risk in men - Tim Platt/Digital Vision ...