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 ...

The relationship between belly size and hip size appears to be a more useful measure of health risk than the widely used body-mass index, or BMI. According to a study published in The Lancet, a ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Women with increases in waist-to-hip ratio and waist circumference had a greater risk for MI compared with men, ...

Get out the measuring tape. Your waist-to-hip ratio may beat the scale at predicting heart disease , a British study shows. The study is the latest research linking belly fat to heart risk. The ...

You’re probably familiar with your waist-to-hip ratio (WHR) in the context of shopping for clothes, but a growing body of research finds this measurement is key for assessing future risk of developing ...

New research by UCLA endocrinologists and geriatricians suggests that waist-hip ratio is a better indicator of obesity than Body mass index (BMI) readings for older adults. They found that the ...

WOMEN Who have a higher waist to hip ratio are a fifth more likely to get womb cancer, new research suggests. Experts from the World Cancer Research Fund (WCRF) carried out a detailed study into women ...