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

A basic pedometer can prove suffice for measuring health-promoting physical activity, according to a study comparing ...

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

Diabetes has emerged as one of the most significant health challenges globally, impacting millions of lives and leading to ...

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

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 ...

Waist circumference (WC) is a stronger risk marker than BMI for developing obesity-related cancers in men, but not women, ...

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.

Body size and excess weight, conventionally assessed using body mass index (BMI), are well-established risk factors for many types of cancer. However, new research to be presented at this year's ...