New research involving nearly 140,000 postmenopausal women reveals that measuring waist circumference alongside body mass index modestly improves the ability to predict mortality risk in older women.

Waist size is a good indicator of a person’s risk of insulin resistance -- an early stage in the development of diabetes and heart disease, researchers said on Friday. Waist circumference is already ...

Share on Pinterest A new study investigates whether or not tai chi might help reduce waist circumference. Grant Faint/Getty Images Waist circumference is a reliable proxy for central obesity. Tai chi ...

The world’s largest waist, according to the Guinness Book of World Records, was 119 inches — the circumference of a 1,400-pound man named Walter Hudson. The average adult male American weighs almost ...

A drastic new procedure, which inflicts tiny fractures to the ribs, emerges at the forefront of body modification.

A study has found that having a high level of fat around the belly increases the chance of being diagnosed with any kind of dementia, Alzheimer's or Parkinson's disease ...