Wild card contestant Divya Ganesan secured first place in Bigg Boss Tamil Season 9 by receiving the most votes. She competed against Sabarinathan and Vikram in the Top 2. She steadily won hearts ...

Measuring height-to-waist ratio is a 'much better indicator' of health than body mass index (BMI), according to research. Using a tape measure may help pinpoint those who have more fat stored around ...

The U.S. military has officially moved away from long-standing height-and-weight tables and the traditional tape test in favor of a waist-to-height ratio as the primary body composition standard for ...

Keeping a strong core has many benefits. It helps improve posture and stability, reduces back pain and prevents injury. Your core is made up of many different muscles, including the abdominals and ...

Vani Sanganeria covers student health and wellbeing as EdSource’s Local News Fellow, a partnership with the UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism. She earned her Bachelor’s degree in Journalism ...

Even in the digital era, most of our communication at work remains text-based. We exchange documents and emails, we message each other and we chat to our AI agents. But what if we want to communicate ...

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Share on Pinterest A new study found that waist-to-height ratio was closely linked to heart disease risk than BMI or waist circumference. Ableimages/Getty Images A new study suggests your body shape ...

The ratio of a person's waist measurement compared to their height is more reliable than body mass index (BMI) at predicting heart disease risk, according to new research from UPMC and University of ...

TikTok’s viral “sunglasses over the waist” challenge is the latest sign that thinness is trending again. the Ozempic era to fashion week, it’s clear the body positivity era is fading, and that says a ...

Caroline Laubach was paralyzed from the waist down at age 18. A 22-year-old woman who is paralyzed from the waist down can walk again thanks to a first-of-its-kind wearable device. Caroline Laubach of ...

In June of this year, TikTok banned the hashtag #SkinnyTok—an effort to limit the prevalence of harmful weight-loss content that had gradually carved out its own subculture on the app. But since then, ...