For years, medical experts have defined obesity primarily based on body mass index, which measures stored fat by calculating height and weight, to determine a person’s health risks. Major public ...

Prevalence increased to 68.6 percent with new criteria, which include anthropometric measures such as waist circumference, waist-to-hip ratio, waist-to-height ratio. (HealthDay News) — Implementation ...

New obesity standards focus on belly fat and body composition, affecting men and Asian individuals most dramatically ...

The Arkansas Health Survey provides a detailed portrait of physical and mental health across the state. Arkansas is only the second state, following California, to conduct an in-depth health survey to ...