A new study suggests your weight-to-height ratio may reveal heart disease risk more accurately than BMI. Subjects with larger ...

Your waist size can help you understand your overall health. A larger waistline may indicate you're carrying more abdominal fat, which puts you at risk for obesity-related health conditions. Waist ...

Why Waist-to-Hip Ratio Matters What’s a Healthy WHR? How to Calculate WHR WHR vs. BMI How to Change Your WHR Waist-to-hip ratio (WHR) is an alternative to body mass index (BMI) that may do a better ...

Q: My physician has said that my waist is too large -- it is about 42 inches. I am 5 feet 6 inches and 185 pounds. Is that just a polite way of saying I need to lose weight? Why focus on my waist size ...