Children who are overweight or obese may face a significantly higher risk of developing chronic obstructive pulmonary disease ...

Body size and excess weight, conventionally assessed using body mass index (BMI), are well-established risk factors for many types of cancer. However, new research to be presented at this year's ...

THE size of a man’s waist may be a better indicator of his likelihood of developing cancer than body mass index (BMI), a new ...

Body mass index (BMI), which is measured by taking a person’s body weight and dividing the square of their height, has long ...

Researchers have found that waist circumference, which measures fat around the abdomen, is a better indicator of cancer risk ...