In the U.S., the average woman's waist size is about 38.5 inches, which is above the 35-inch threshold that health experts ...

A larger-than-ideal waist is not only less than great for fitting into your clothes, it also has health risks, according to Craig Peters, a cardiologist with HonorHealth. Waist measurement has an even ...

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 ...

Excess fat around the waist can silently raise health risks. Dr. Bhagyesh Kulkarni explains why waist size matters and what it reveals about your health.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — A patient’s neck circumference may be a better indicator of fat mass and thus more predictive of metabolic risk than waist circumference in patients with severe obesity, according ...

New research involving nearly 140,000 postmenopausal women reveals that measuring waist circumference alongside body mass index modestly improves the ability to predict mortality risk in older women.

Recent studies highlight a significant connection between obesity, cardiovascular health, and breast cancer risk in postmenopausal women. Women with heart disease and a BMI over 35 face a heightened ...

Around the world, people generate more than 2 billion metric tons of solid waste annually - and high-income countries like the U.S. account for more than a third of that pollution. So it shouldn't ...

We keep hearing about the food that goes to waste, but what the food that goes to our waists? Neither is a good thing. And just as food waste has been increasing for decades, so has our waist ...