But now, Swedish scientists believe that measuring waist circumference is a more accurate way to assess cancer risk in men. This isn’t the first time waist size has been tied to higher health risks.

That's why our clothing experts in the Good Housekeeping Institute have made easy work of explaining how to measure your bra size at home, including a handy chart and calculator so you can find ...

What is waist-to-hip ratio? Waist-to-hip ratio or WHR is a way to measure the distribution of fat in your body. You can find it by dividing the size of your waist by the size of your hips.

To find out their WHR, a person needs to measure both the circumference of their waist and their hips. Circumference means the distance around something. To measure the circumference of their ...

“BMI is a measure of body size, but does not provide information on fat distribution, whereas waist circumference is a proxy more closely related to abdominal adiposity,” explained the ...

For the uninitiated, while waist size reveals abdominal fat accumulating around vital organs, BMI fails to measure the fat levels and where it is deposited around the body. The study found that an ...