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 ...

The Waist-to-Hip Ratio (WHR) Calculator helps measure your body fat distribution and the associated health risks. The calculator uses the measurements of your waist and hip circumference to find out ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . People with BMI-defined severe obesity but a healthy waist-to-hip ratio did not have increased mortality risk.

Objective: To investigate waist circumference (WC), waist–hip ratio, hip circumference and body mass index (BMI) as risk factors for cardiovascular disease in Aboriginal Australians. Methods: This ...

Body mass index (BMI) has long been the go-to way of scrutinising whether we're in shape or not. But its time may finally be up. Researchers claim the hated measurement should be ditched in favour of ...