To validate the use of waist circumference to assess reversal of insulin resistance after weight loss induced by bariatric surgery. In cross-sectional studies, threshold values for insulin resistance ...

Waist circumference:length ratio (WLR) and ponderal index (PI) appear to be useful markers of visceral and total adiposity, respectively. However, there are no normative birth data across the full ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Some children and adolescents have abdominal obesity despite not having general obesity; therefore, measuring ...

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 ...

Nov. 7, 2003 — Enlarged waist circumference is associated with a syndrome of lipid overaccumulation and increased mortality, according to the results of a cross-sectional study published in the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Experts believe measuring waist circumference is a more accurate way to predict cancer risk in men - Tim Platt/Digital Vision The ...

Body size and excess weight, conventionally assessed using body mass index (BMI), are well-established risk factors for many types of cancer. However, new research to be presented at this year’s ...

Waist circumference, not BMI, was tied to increased risk for adiposity-related heart failure, and the association was ...

Want to gauge your risk for developing Type 2 diabetes? Don’t just step on the scale — reach for a measuring tape too, a new study suggests. The circumference of your waist can tell you a lot about ...

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 ...

Waist circumference is an underused but useful "vital sign" of an individual's health. That's according to experts, who said losing weight in this area is an important way for people to reduce the ...