To test the validity of internationally accepted waist circumference (WC) action levels for adult Asian Indians. We hypothesized that waist circumference action levels for Asian Indians are lower than ...

Obesity is one of the common indicators of heart disease. To measure whether a person's weight is within a healthy range or not, BMI or Body Mass Index, is calculated. Now this BMI score gives an ...

Overweight and obesity both carry health risks, but body mass index (BMI), the standard for determining these states, is not always predictive of health risks. Waist circumference is a better ...

While obesity remains a pressing public health threat, prevention and treatment are made difficult by the limits of the BMI to accurately measure excess adiposity, according to the study’s authors.

The prevalence of adult overweight and obesity as defined using BMI has increased worldwide since the 1980s, with no country demonstrating any successful declines in the 33 years of recorded data 1.

There are so many negative numbers and statistics flying around at the moment, it's a little overwhelming. So let me tell you an inspiring story about numbers: it will be a relief to think about ...

When working with circles it is important to recognise and be able to name different parts of the circle. A segment of a circle is an area enclosed by a chord and an arc. What is the name given to a ...

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 ...

In the mid-20th century, we began launching satellites into space that would help us determine the exact circumference of the Earth: 40,030 km. But over 2000 years earlier, a man in Ancient Greece ...