ROME — Skip the bathroom scale. Scientists say a simple tape measure around your waist might be the best predictor of how your body will hold up as you get older. A study of nearly 11,000 people found ...

New research involving nearly 140,000 postmenopausal women reveals that measuring waist circumference alongside body mass index modestly improves the ability to predict mortality risk in older women.

For years, people have been taught to pay attention to three little letters that are supposed to tell them exactly how healthy they are — or aren’t. BMI, also known as body mass index. Unfortunately, ...

Sept. 21 (UPI) --New research suggests that waist-to-hip ratio, and not body mass index is a better measure of healthy weight -- and may predict early death better than BMI. The researchers urge using ...

Rob Newton receives funding from National Health and Medical Research Council, the Medical Research Future Fund, Cancer Council Western Australia, Spinal Cord Injuries Australia and the World Cancer ...

For decades, body mass index (BMI) has been the primary method for assessing weight-related health risks. Calculated using height and weight, BMI is used to classify individuals as underweight, normal ...