Johns Hopkins University researchers have found that nearly all adults identified as having obesity based on body mass index ...

Sticking to an exercise routine is a challenge many people face. But a research team is using machine learning to uncover what keeps individuals committed to their workouts.

High sodium intake is linked to greater obesity risk, particularly in women, even when it comes from everyday foods. New ...

Nearly all U.S. adults with obesity as diagnosed by BMI also have an elevated waist circumference or excess body fat, ...

Over the years, road bike tyres have been getting wider and wider, and thanks to the brutal cobbled terrain along the course, ...

Eratosthenes became the first person to calculate the Earth’s circumference with remarkable accuracy, a feat that stands as a testament to the ingenuity of ancient science. Using the differences in ...

In fact, a thorough evaluation of a person's weight status is a complex procedure that involves taking into consideration many factors and the use of various tools and diagnostic tests: body mass ...

Waist-to-hip ratio (WHR), also known as waist-hip ratio, is the circumference of the waist divided by the circumference of the hips. Research associates a high WHR with certain health risks.

Waist circumference was shown to be a stronger marker than body mass index (BMI) for the risk of developing obesity-related cancers in men but not in women, a Swedish study showed. Data on BMI and ...

Researchers have found that waist circumference, which measures fat around the abdomen, is a better indicator of cancer risk - especially for men. Listen to Story Researchers are now suggesting that ...

For example, both an increase of about 12 cm in waist circumference (e.g., comparing WC of 91.8 cm vs. 80.0 cm) and an increase of 4.3 kg/m² in BMI (e.g., BMI of 28.3 kg/m² vs. 24 kg/m² ...

Participants who took ACV lost more weight than the placebo group and had greater reductions in hip circumference and appetite. However, their weight and hip circumference were back to pre-study ...