The relationship between belly size and hip size appears to be a more useful measure of health risk than the widely used body-mass index, or BMI. According to a study published in The Lancet, a ...

In a study of the maternity records of more than 6,000 women, scientists discovered a strong correlation between the size and shape of a woman's hips and her daughter's risk of breast cancer. Wide, ...

Body mass index readings may not be the best gauge of obesity in older adults, according to new research from endocrinologists and geriatricians. Instead, they say, the ratio of waist size to hip size ...

Osteoporotic fracture (OF) is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in the elderly and is a significant concern with a rapidly growing aging population. The aging demographic trend alone could ...