Given that heart disease is the number one cause of death in the U.S., it’s important to know what your risk is. Maybe you already know some of the factors that can put you at increased risk: having ...

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 ...

Scientists link a high body mass index (BMI)—a measure that determines whether you’re considered normal weight, overweight, or obese—with a bunch of serious health conditions. But as we reported in ...

Put the tape measure at the top of your hip bone, then bring it all the way around your body, level with your belly button. Make sure it's not too tight and that it's straight, even at the back. Don't ...

Heart disease patients have another reason to bemoan their bellies. In a study being published this month, researchers at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester conclude that patients with both coronary artery ...

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Waist-to-hip ratio (WHR) in CKD patients is an independent predictor of cardiac event risk, researchers say. Essam Elsayed, MD, MS, and his colleagues at the Tufts-New England Medical ...

A higher waist-to-hip ratio could mean you are at a much higher risk of obesity, another study has indicated. Hundreds of genes are part of the obesity process, but researchers have discovered a gene ...

Your waist size can help you understand your overall health. A larger waistline may indicate you're carrying more abdominal fat, which puts you at risk for obesity-related health conditions. Waist ...