Men are at greatly increased risk of health issues if their waist circumference is greater than 102 centimeters. Women are considered to be at greater risk with a waist circumference of 88 ...

In a surprising twist that challenges conventional wisdom about body weight and health, new research suggests that having a ...

An adult's waist should be less than half their height in order to reduce health risks ... it adds. But waist circumference measurements are not accurate in people with a BMI over 35, pregnant ...

A waist to hip ratio of 0.7 is said to be ideal for women. In the case of men, 0.95 is considered to be an ideal value. Ideally, for the purpose of measuring the waist to hip ratio, the circumference ...

For the study published in March on waist measurements and heart health ... on diabetes and waist circumference, the link was stronger in women than it was in men. Scientists still aren't sure ...