Whether you’re ordering a new pair of denim, a fancy dress, or a plain t-shirt, knowing your correct measurements ensures you’ll have the perfect fit. When shopping online, that means fewer returns ...

British Heart Foundation warns that waist measurements over 38 inches for men and 31 inches for women may indicate increased ...

You should measure your waist between the lowest rib and the top of your hip. Avoid measuring your waist over bulky clothing ...

New UK guidance encourages people to calculate their waist to height ratio to gauge health. Keeping your waist measurement less than half your height may help prevent various risks associated with ...

Let's explore new ways to evaluate if you have excess, health-damaging fat on your body. Using your BMI is outdated. Instead, you want to determine your waist size by measuring your circumference at ...

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 ...

For decades, body mass index (BMI) has been the dominant tool for defining obesity, despite longstanding concerns that it poorly reflects individual health risk. Growing evidence suggests that the ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Children’s waist sizes may signal their risk of developing type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease, according to a study in the August Archives of ...