In a world chock-full of high-tech health monitoring gadgets and apps, you might be surprised to learn that an item stocked at the local dollar store — a tape measure — could be more accurate than a ...

Yes; careful statistical analysis has demonstrated that waist circumference is not only an important and easily measured marker for the metabolic syndrome, but it also captures new information. Why is ...

Put the tape measure at the top of your hip bone, then bring it all the way around your body, level with your belly button. Make sure it's not too tight and that it's straight, even at the back. Don't ...

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 ...

A study concludes that including waist circumference measurements in clinical practice, together with the traditional height and weight measurements, would make it easier to detect children and ...

The World Health Organization's current weight-based guidelines for assessing malnutrition in children with diarrhea are not as reliable as measuring the child's upper arm circumference, new research ...

The arm circumference may be a more reliable indicator of malnutrition among children rather than their body weight, said a new research published in the Journal of Nutrition on Tuesday. The study’s ...

Want to gauge your risk for developing Type 2 diabetes? Don’t just step on the scale — reach for a measuring tape too, a new study suggests. The circumference of your waist can tell you a lot about ...

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A new study suggests that the circumference of a child’s neck could provide a great indication of any obesity problems. A new study published in the journal Pediatrics suggests that the circumference ...