Waist circumference is a stronger predictor of obesity-related cancer risk than BMI in men, but not in women, due to ...

A new study from Lund University in Malmö, Sweden, revealed that waist circumference is a stronger risk indicator for obesity ...

New research suggests that a larger waist circumference is a bigger risk factor than body mass index (BMI) for obesity-related cancers — but only for men, not for women. Experts weighed in.

The following is a summary of "Association of waist circumference with long-term all-cause mortality and cardiac death in ...

But now, Swedish scientists believe that measuring waist circumference is a more accurate way to assess cancer risk in men. This isn’t the first time waist size has been tied to higher health risks.

The authors explain, "BMI is a measure of body size, but does not provide information on fat distribution, whereas waist circumference is a proxy more closely related to abdominal adiposity.

This led the authors to suggest waist-circumference may be a more important measure of obesity-related cancer risk in men. However, for women, researchers found BMI and waist circumference gave ...

To find out their WHR, a person needs to measure both the circumference of their waist and their hips. Circumference means the distance around something. To measure the circumference of their ...

The authors explain: "BMI is a measure of body size, but does not provide information on fat distribution, whereas waist circumference is a proxy more closely related to abdominal adiposity.

Overall, the researchers found waist circumference to be a more accurate cancer predictor than BMI. "BMI is a measure of body size, but does not provide information on fat distribution ...