(CNN) -- Heart attack survivors who carry extra weight around their belly are at greater risk of another heart attack, new research has found, another reason why measuring your waist may be more ...

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 ...

Measuring tape not only tells you what clothing size you need, but it can reveal your risk for diabetes as well. According to a study published in the journal PLoS Medicine, the circumference of a ...

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The waist measurement is a key indicator of overall health. A larger waistline might signal excess abdominal fat, increasing ...

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 ...

The human waist serves as far more than a clothing measurement, functioning as an early warning system that broadcasts vital information about internal health long before symptoms become obvious. When ...

April 3, 2012 (Toronto, Ontario) — The addition of waist measurements to body-mass index (BMI) can help further stratify young individuals who might have abnormal lipid and blood-pressure values, ...

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 ...

Flat Belly Diet experts and scientists have known for years that excess body fat isn’t good for you. Obesity (which means “overfat”), is considered as deadly as smoking, according to some analyses.

Japan's 'Metabo Law' requires all citizens aged 40-74 to measure their waistline. Learn how the unique law works, its limits, ...