THE size of a person’s waist may provide a clue to their likelihood of developing cancer, a new study reveals. It found both men and women carrying excess weight around the waistline increased ...

What Is a Good Waist-to-hip Ratio? For men, a waist-to-hip ratio of less than one is deemed as healthy. For men, a waist-to-height ratio below 0.5 or 'waist less than half of height' is deemed as ...

For women, the association between waist size and mortality formed a U-shaped curve – meaning death rates were higher among those with both smaller and larger waists than the optimal point. Men ...

Researchers found that people not meeting the WHO guideline on waist circumference had an 11% increased cancer risk, even ...

Waist to Hip Ratio is also an indicator of obesity. A waist to hip ratio of 0.7 or less is considered ideal for women. For men, the ideal WHR is 0.95 or less. To calculate waist to hip ratio, enter ...

The researchers uncovered surprising results when they observed that women with waist circumference of 107 centimeters showed lowest mortality rate. In men, the sweet spot was 89 centimeters ...