Introduction If you wanted to measure the circumference of Earth, how long would your tape measure have to be? Would you need to walk the whole way around the world to find the answer? Do you think ...

The circumference of a circle is the distance around the shape. The ability to round a number to a number of decimal places or to a number of significant figures means that answers can be written to ...

There are so many negative numbers and statistics flying around at the moment, it's a little overwhelming. So let me tell you an inspiring story about numbers: it will be a relief to think about ...

OBJECTIVE: To comparatively evaluate cut-off points of waist circumference, body mass index and waist to hip ratio with respect to their ability to predict other individual and multiple cardiovascular ...

OBJECTIVE: To compare body mass index (BMI), waist–hip ratio (WHR) and waist circumference as predictors of all-cause mortality among the elderly. DESIGN: Population-based cohort study; mean follow-up ...

Body size and excess weight, conventionally assessed using body mass index (BMI), are well-established risk factors for many types of cancer. However, new research to be presented at this year's ...

A new study from Lund University in Malmö, Sweden, revealed that waist circumference is a stronger risk indicator for obesity-related cancers in men than Body Mass Index (BMI). The research analyzed ...

Clean Up the Lake, is a Tahoe non-profit known for its environmental dive teams and scuba cleanups. The group is back in ...

Adjunctive treatment with the GLP-1 agonist semaglutide significantly reduces the antipsychotic-related cardiometabolic risk ...