Two experiments in Germany using line drawings of female bodies suggest that perceived attractiveness of a woman’s body ...

1. Waist To measure the waist circumference, you need to stand straight and breathe out. Then measure your waist just above ...

Background Higher waist circumference and lower hip circumference are both associated with increased cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk, despite being directly correlated. The real effects of ...

As the name itself indicates, Waist to Hip ratio, which is sometimes also known as waist- hip ratio or WHR is the ratio between the circumference of the waist and the hips of an individual. This ratio ...

A new study claims to have discovered the formula for the perfect woman's body - and it isn't about the waist-to-hip ratio as many had assumed. According to scientists from the University of ...

A study recently published in Scientific Reports challenges long-standing assumptions about the most attractive female body shape — and it may not be about the waist-to-hip ratio (WHR).

"Pull out your tape measure and your check waist circumference or waist-to-hip ratio," says Savard, author of Apples and Pears: A Revolutionary Diet Program for Weight Loss and Optimum Health.

and for women with a waist-to-hip ratio of 0.85 centimeters or higher. You can also just check your waist circumference. The chances of health problems related to obesity are higher for men with a ...

Instead, waist circumference (or hip circumference) is measured along with height and plugged into a formula to estimate the amount of visceral adipose tissue. BRI ranges from 1 to 20, with 1 being a ...

as compared to waist circumference (WC) and waist–hip ratio (WHR) with respect to cardiovascular risk, Huxley and colleagues found that no single marker is clearly superior to the others ...

the waist-to-hip ratio (WHR), which is a measure of the circumference of the waist divided by the circumference of the hips, is employed. However, a study published in Scientific Reports revealed ...

In this study of South Asian and African Mauritians, the positive relationship of waist circumference with CVD death in a fully adjusted model only became apparent upon adjustment for hip ...