Medically reviewed by Amelia MacIntyre, DO You should measure your waist between the lowest rib and the top of your hip.Avoid ...

Is your weight problematic? The answer is not as straightforward as you might think. Sure, there are scales and charts and different scientific methods of calculating “overweight and overall fatness,” ...

In 2018, I was shopping for an outfit for a magazine party, celebrating an issue I’d worked very hard on at a job I’d recently quit. I walked into Walk the West Vintage in Greenpoint, vaguely looking ...

Let's set our feelings about looking great in a bikini aside for a sec, and simply talk about health. Have you ever measured the circumference of your waist? Interestingly, it may tell you some ...

LOS ANGELES - A new study is calling into question the validity of body mass index (BMI) as a practical way of measuring healthy weight in patients. Researchers for the European Association for the ...

Lead author Dr. Thiago Bosco Mendes from the University of Pittsburgh explained, “When we considered traditional risk factors, only waist-to-height ratio continued to predict future heart disease.” ...

Are you relatively skinny but growing a “beer belly?” Has your waistline recently disappeared into a straight line with your hips? Then don’t be surprised at your next checkup if the nurse whips out a ...

A new study done by researchers in Britain suggests that BMI may not actually be the best measure to use when discussing mortality in heavy patients. They suggest that waist-to-height ratio (WHtR) is ...