A new study suggests your weight-to-height ratio may reveal heart disease risk more accurately than BMI. Subjects with larger ...

A large study published in The Lancet Regional Health – Americas shows that waist-to-height ratio (WHtR) is a stronger and ...

A study published in JAHA: Journal of the American Heart Association analyzed BRI measurements (calculated using a standard formula factoring in waist circumference and height) for more than 9,935 ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . People with BMI-defined severe obesity but a healthy waist-to-hip ratio did not have increased mortality risk.

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 ...

Experts believe measuring waist circumference is a more accurate way to predict cancer risk in men - Tim Platt/Digital Vision The size of a man’s waistband is a better predictor of cancer risk than ...

(CNN) — When it comes to measuring weight, BMI is the acronym everyone loves to hate. Health professionals have long used body mass index as a quick screening tool to fast-track certain patients into ...

While obesity is a known risk factor for heart disease, a new study showed that the ratio of a person's waist measurement ...

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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 ...