Some say measuring waist-to-hip ratio is better, but Harvard School of Public Health Obesity Prevention Source noted their research showed that waist size alone and waist-to-hip ratio measurements ...

In A Nutshell Researchers studied 10,690 adults from Italy and found that larger waist-to-hip and waist-to-height ratios are linked to poorer physical performance. Participants with abnormal waist ...

Your waist measurement is one of three key measures of your overall health, along with body mass index (BMI) and waist-to-hip ratio. Some research suggests waist measurement may be a better health ...

Measuring Waist Circumference Should Be Part of Annual Checkups The research included a total of 3,959 Black Americans who were part of the long-term Jackson Heart Study at the University of ...

UK health officials say maintaining a waist measurement less than half your height may help prevent high blood pressure, heart disease, and stroke.

In a cross-sectional study, enlarged waist circumference was associated with a syndrome of lipid overaccumulation and increased mortality.

In fact, measuring waist circumference should go hand-in-hand with stepping on a scale as part of any health assessment, according to new guidelines published Thursday by the American Heart ...

New research suggests that waist-to-hip ratio, and not body mass index is a better measure of healthy weight -- and may better predict early death than BMI.

Health Challenge: Measure Your Waist! What It Can Tell You About Your Health Let's set our feelings about looking great in a bikini aside for a sec, and simply talk about health.