Doctors need to start measuring their patients NECKS to work out how likely they are to develop a swathe of diseases, claim experts. Previously, GPs have used a combination of the body mass index (BMI ...

Measuring children's neck circumference could provide a quick, simple way to screen them for weight problems, a new study suggests. Such screening is recommended by the U.S. Preventive Services Task ...

The measurement of your neck reveals how fat accumulates in your upper body section which includes your neck and throat area. The body fat located near internal organs is called visceral fat, which ...

Measuring the size of your neck could provide a quick, vital insight into your metabolic and cardiovascular health, research has shown. While traditional measures such as body mass index are more well ...

Nashville, Tennessee — Measuring an obese patient's neck may prove to be of greater value than waist circumference in assessing metabolic risk, a new study finds. The results were presented here at ...

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 ...

Doctors need to start measuring their patients NECKS to work out how likely they are to develop a swathe of diseases, claim experts. Previously, GPs have used a combination of the body mass index (BMI ...