(Reuters Health) - Older adults with normal weight but a wider waist may be at a higher risk of developing dementia, a Korean study suggests. Doctors should consider an older person's waist ...
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A large waist circumference, which is known to raise the risk of cardiovascular disease, may also raise the risk of stroke or mini-stroke, researchers from Germany report.
Health professionals are shifting their focus, declaring that a typical Body Mass Index (BMI) isn't a foolproof indicator of ...
Finnish and US researchers say a tape-measure sum may outshine BMI at spotting rising blood pressure. But how far should this ...
Water/aqua aerobics for 10 or more weeks at a time can trim waist size and aid weight loss, finds a pooled data analysis of the available evidence, published in the open access journal BMJ Open This ...