Waist circumference is directly related to all-cause mortality when adjusted for body mass index (BMI). Body fat and fat-free body mass, when mutually adjusted, show with increasing values an ...

If you’ve ever flown across the world, you’ll know one thing for sure: it’s a very, very long way. It’s not the biggest planet in our solar system by a long way, but in terms of the perspective of a ...

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 ...

Body size and excess weight, conventionally assessed using body mass index (BMI), are well-established risk factors for many types of cancer. However, new research to be presented at this year's ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...