Waist circumference is directly related to all-cause mortality when adjusted for body mass index (BMI). Body fat and fat-free body mass, when mutually adjusted, show with increasing values an ...

The circumference of a man’s waist is a better predictor of his risk of developing type 2 diabetes than his body mass index (BMI), which is a weight-to-height ratio, or waist-to-hip ratio alone. This ...

Adding to the growing evidence that a person's waist size is an important indicator of heart health, a new study has found that larger waist circumference is associated with increased risk of heart ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Experts believe measuring waist circumference is a more accurate way to predict cancer risk in men - Tim Platt/Digital Vision The ...

While it isn't typically associated with men, watching your waist size and, if needed, losing a few inches around the middle can have significant health benefits for men, according to the American ...

Abdominal obesity, or a 'beer belly,' poses significant heart health risks, particularly for men. Emerging studies reveal that visceral fat negatively impacts heart muscle structure and chamber volume ...

Obesity has long been established as a risk factor for cancer, particularly when it’s stored in certain areas of the body. Now, new research suggests that a larger waist circumference is a bigger risk ...

If you are a man, your waist size could be a better indicator of cancer risk. A new study conducted by researchers at Lund University found that while scientists have relied on BMI (body mass index) ...

Increasingly stringent definitions of health were applied, based on self-reported health, medical history, measurements of blood pressure, blood lipids, serum glucose and glycosylated hemoglobin. Main ...

THE size of a man’s waist may be a better indicator of his likelihood of developing cancer than body mass index (BMI), a new study has revealed. For years, NHS doctors have used BMI to assess obesity ...

Men underestimate the size of their waist by as much as two inches - putting them at risk of type 2 diabetes and heart disease, according to a new study. 07 October 2011 • 6:00am Nine-out-of-10 of the ...