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Results show that body fat analysis did indeed predict people’s risk of death from any cause and, specifically, for heart ...

It’s scary to think that we may have been using a surrogate — BMI — that may not have been all that accurate over the years," ...

The National Center for Health Statistics measured adults and children to see weight, height and other size trends ...

BMI and WC were differentially associated with microvascular and macrovascular complications among patients with type 2 diabetes.

One study found that BMI was more strongly associated with type 2 diabetes in men than women; measurements related to waist size were a stronger predictor for women.

"While women accumulate more subcutaneous fat—on the hips, thighs, and buttocks—men pack it around the waist, deep inside the abdomen," said Dr. Brett Osborn, a Florida neurosurgeon and ...

A study found that waist size is a better cancer risk predictor for men compared to BMI, with an extra 4 inches increasing risk by 25 per cent.  Sunday, Jun 29, 2025 New Delhi o C ...

But a comparable increase in BMI of 3.7, such as from 24 to 27, increased the risk by 19 per cent. The researchers said the excess abdominal body fat elevated the risk of cancer beyond the ...