Troops must have a waist measurement close to or less than half their height or risk being placed in their service's remedial ...

Waist-to-height ratio identifies age-related obesity risk more accurately than BMI, especially among older adults, says study ...

The Pentagon on Monday issued a memo directing the U.S. military to evaluate the body fat of troops using a waist-to-height ...

Body Mass Index BMI or Body weight - which one is a more accurate health indicator A fitness coach answers for you ...

RECURRING flooding continues to disrupt daily life in parts of Cebu City’s Pardo district, where residents and motorists face ...

The Pentagon is shifting from height and weight tables and replacing them with a waist-to-height ratio methodology.

If you have ever watched a kid walk into the house after school, bent over like a little question mark under the weight of a ...

For a rapid health overview, Dr Mosley recommends three essential checks: a blood glucose test for diabetes screening, blood ...

"Further to this, BMI cannot assess for visceral fat, and someone with a normal BMI may not have an accurate depiction of ...

A new definition of obesity could classify more than three-quarters of US adults as having the disease, impacting the ...

Police and soldiers conducting a surprise inspection of vehicles along the national highway in Datu Montawal, Maguindanao del Sur chanced upon a man in ...

The younger, seemingly fit population is increasingly being afflicted with lean fatty liver disease due to hidden visceral ...