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American waistlines still expanding, study says
Tony:BMI may not be an accurate measure of abdominal obesity, because it gives a measurement of overall body mass. BMI can’t measure how the weight is distributed. “There are some researchers that feel...
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Diet Soda Linked to Larger Waistlines of Older Adults – Study
In a study of people over age 65 for a nine year period, individuals who drank diet sodas had a noticeably larger waistline than those who didn’t. Lead author, Dr. Sharon P.G. Fowler of the University...
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Large Waist Linked to Poor Health, Even Among Those in Healthy Body Mass...
“BMI is not a perfect measure,” says Dr. Cerhan. “It doesn’t discriminate lean mass from fat mass, and it also doesn’t say anything about where your weight is located. We worry about that because extra...
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What about our waistline and our weight? – Infographic
I think this is a really intelligent discussion of the subject of weight. I especially like the conclusion as it meets my bias perfectly. Eat less; move more; live longer. TonyFiled under: big...
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More bad news for expanding waistlines
For decades, American waistlines have been expanding and there is increasing cause for alarm. Researchers make the case that metabolic syndrome is the new silent killer and that the “love handle” can...
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Waist size, not weight, better indicator of early death – Study
I have posted several times on the danger of a big waistline. Check out my Page – How dangerous is a big belly? for more details. Now comes a fresh new study from down under on it. People with a...
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Feeling Anxious? Blame the Size of Your Waistline
While this blog started as a venue for guys – hence the address guysandgoodhealth, it has since morphed into an all purpose health and longevity blog for both men and women. In fact, I would bet there...
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Risks of an Expanding Waistline – Tufts
I have a page on The Dangers of a Big Waistline. Forty-four percent of U.S. adults 50 and over have metabolic syndrome, a cluster of interrelated health issues that increases risk for heart attack,...
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