What’s the circumference of your neck? No idea? That’s fair enough – but according to some experts, it might be worth getting to know your neck size. That’s because it could be a better indicator of ...

The body mass index (BMI) isn’t a perfect measure for obesity. Convenience and routine are on its side -- so health experts aren’t likely to stop using it any time soon -- but its limitations have got ...

Barcelona, 28th January 2014. A study led by researchers from IMIM (Hospital del Mar Medical Research Institute) and published in the journal Plos One concludes that including waist circumference ...

Neck circumference signals risks for heart and metabolic disease. Even normal BMI doesn’t eliminate these risks. For many ...

The circumference of your neck could indicate you will suffer from cardiovascular issues, or type 2 diabetes, in the future.

As obesity rates climb across America, the Army’s new body-composition policy arrives at a critical moment. This is not just ...

The average waist size for men in the U.S. is 40.6 inches. This is also the threshold experts use to define abdominal obesity ...

Biomechanics Research Laboratory, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia Correspondence to: MsD E McGhee Biomechanics Research Laboratory, University of Wollongong, ...

April 3, 2012 (Toronto, Ontario) — The addition of waist measurements to body-mass index (BMI) can help further stratify young individuals who might have abnormal lipid and blood-pressure values, ...

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In the U.S., the average woman's waist size is about 38.5 inches, which is above the 35-inch threshold that health experts ...