Did you know your waistline might be telling you more than just your fitness level? Research shows that every 4-inch increase ...

New research suggests that a larger waist circumference is a bigger risk factor than body mass index (BMI) for ...

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 ...

Findings of a study comparing waist circumference to BMI for predicting the development of obesity-related cancers show that ...

Body size and excess weight, conventionally assessed using body mass index (BMI), are well-established risk factors for many ...

The size of a man’s waistband is a better predictor of cancer risk than traditional body mass index measurements, research ...

However, new research to be presented at this year’s European Congress on Obesity (ECO 2025, Malaga, Spain, 11-14 May) and published in The Journal of the National Cancer Institute shows that waist ...

The authors explain, "BMI is a measure of body size, but does not provide information on fat distribution, whereas waist circumference is a proxy more closely related to abdominal adiposity.