Twelve weeks after the final treatment, researchers observed a mean reduction of 1.2 cm in abdominal fat using a 200W high-power, bipolar radiofrequency combined with infrared optical energies and ...

New study lends more evidence that it's better to be shaped like a pear as opposed to an apple -- with weight around the abdomen. A new study from the Intermountain Medical Center Heart Institute in ...

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the association between standard and computed tomography (CT)-based measures of obesity and subclinical atherosclerosis, defined as coronary artery calcium (CAC) by Electron ...

Abdominal obesity–fat accumulation in the abdominal area–is one of the most dangerous risk factors for metabolic diseases ...

Mauritius is an Indian Ocean island ~800 km from Madagascar. The population is largely of South Asian Indian (68%) and African (Creole) (27%) origin. African Mauritians are of mixed East African and ...

Hidden fat within the abdominal cavity, around the level of the navel, is considered a significant driver of chronic diseases ...

In the January issue of the Journal, Inokuchi et al. 1 published reference values for waist circumference-to-height ratio (WHtR) for Japanese children and adolescents. They recommend age- and ...

Many people in the UK do not know that carrying weight around the abdomen increases their risk of type 2 diabetes and heart disease, a survey suggests. The National Obesity Forum says 80% of people in ...

Regular consumption of extra-virgin olive oil was associated with lower BMI and waist circumference in a study of more than ...

Why Waist-to-Hip Ratio Matters What’s a Healthy WHR? How to Calculate WHR WHR vs. BMI How to Change Your WHR Waist-to-hip ratio (WHR) is an alternative to body mass index (BMI) that may do a better ...