The UK National Institute for Health Care and Excellence has also recommended waist-to-height ratio as a tool to predict health risks associated with central adiposity in children. The present ...

New research presented at the Congress on Obesity reveals significant differences in body composition among people with similar BMIs, showing higher fat in central regions and reduced muscle mass in ...

They go on to explain that research has indicated that adiposity, especially central adiposity, leads to higher concentrations of circulating insulin in men than in women. This may also partly explain ...

The UK National Institute for Health Care and Excellence has also recommended waist-to-height ratio as a tool to predict health risks associated with central adiposity in children. The present ...

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 UK National Institute for Health Care and Excellence has also recommended waist-to-height ratio as a tool to predict health risks associated with central adiposity in children. The present ...

His earlier research has also shown that waist-to-height ratio predicts both total body adiposity and central adiposity. "Overweight and obesity in children and adolescents should not be diagnosed ...

They go on to explain that research has indicated that adiposity, especially central adiposity, leads to higher concentrations of circulating insulin in men than in women. This may also partly ...