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

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

Findings of a study comparing waist circumference to BMI for predicting the development of obesity-related cancers show that waist circumference is a stronger risk marker in men but not in women.

"My doctor labelled me as 'overweight' and borderline 'obese.' The doctor barely looked at me before making that assessment," ...

The data was made up exclusively of men and exclusively of white ... Health in America suggested a guideline scale for categorisation – now known as BMI. “The way we talk about being ...

Finally, because WC and BMI are measured on different scales (1 standard deviation [SD ... 18,185 established obesity-related cancers were recorded. In men, a WC increase of approximately ...