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

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . People with BMI-defined severe obesity but a healthy waist-to-hip ratio did not have increased mortality risk.

Australia is the land of plenty, but for many men and women the abundance of food is leading to expanding waistlines. Government figures suggest that two in three adults are overweight or obese. For ...

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People aged 50 and over can help prevent heart disease and gain years of life by having key health values checked regularly, health experts say.A cardiovascular health check should become a regular ...

A large study published in The Lancet Regional Health – Americas shows that waist-to-height ratio (WHtR) is a stronger and ...

Children’s waist sizes may signal their risk of developing type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease, according to a study in the August Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine. Buenos Aires ...

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