To pass the new standards, a service member’s waist measurement can be only slightly more than half of their height.

The military’s new height to waist standards aim to better measure health and readiness, but raise concerns about fairness, ...

A new health measure shows waist-to-height ratio can judge obesity risk better than BMI. Learn how to use this quick method ...

As the UK's population continues to age, obesity and obesity-related diseases are an increasing burden on the NHS. However, ...

Waist-to-height ratio ‘outperforms’ BMI in identification of serious health risks, analysis of over 120,000 people suggests ...

People should ensure their waist measurement is less than half their height to keep health problems at bay, an NHS watchdog has said. For the first time, the National Institute for Health and Care ...

(CNN) -- Heart attack survivors who carry extra weight around their belly are at greater risk of another heart attack, new research has found, another reason why measuring your waist may be more ...

A larger-than-ideal waist is not only less than great for fitting into your clothes, it also has health risks, according to Craig Peters, a cardiologist with HonorHealth. Waist measurement has an even ...

The relationship between belly size and hip size appears to be a more useful measure of health risk than the widely used body-mass index, or BMI. According to a study published in The Lancet, a ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — A patient’s neck circumference may be a better indicator of fat mass and thus more predictive of metabolic risk than waist circumference in patients with severe obesity, according ...