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Waist-to-height ratio ‘outperforms’ BMI in identification of serious health risks, analysis of over 120,000 people suggests ...

Sept. 21 (UPI) --New research suggests that waist-to-hip ratio, and not body mass index is a better measure of healthy weight -- and may predict early death better than BMI. The researchers urge using ...

LOS ANGELES - A new study is calling into question the validity of body mass index (BMI) as a practical way of measuring healthy weight in patients. Researchers for the European Association for the ...

HealthDay News — Carrying more weight around the belly may increase the risk for sudden cardiac death, researchers found. Risk for sudden cardiac death increased along with waist-to-hip ratio (P=0.009 ...

Waist-to-hip ratio is a stronger predictor of early death than BMI and should be considered as a superior measure of healthy weight, new research being presented at the annual meeting of the European ...

BMI has been used to measure a person’s health since the early 1970s. Over the last few years, researchers have been examining waist-to-hip ratio (WHR) as a potential replacement for BMI. Previous ...

Sept. 5 -- FRIDAY, Sept. 4 (HealthDay News) -- Among the elderly, the ratio of waist size to hip size may be a better determinant of obesity than body mass index, say researchers from the University ...

A new definition of obesity could nearly double the prevalence of U.S. adults with the condition, a new study published ...

In Running for Weight Loss: Body Composition, Jennifer Brown and our experts explain: There are many factors that play a role ...