Key measurements reveal the health of your heart and cardiovascular system. Are your numbers where they should be? Tap on our interactive guide to find out.
Is Your Body Mass Index Affecting Your Heart Health?
The higher your BMI, the greater your risks of heart disease, stroke, hypertension and diabetes. Discover whether your score is in the healthy range as we “decode” BMI.
What Is the Optimal Size for Your Waistline?
Find the truth about questions that pique your curiosity in our “Short Answer” series. Preventive heart care specialist Leslie Cho, MD, answers this one.
Do You Know Your Ideal Cardiovascular Weight?
Weight is not just a number on a scale. Often, we fixate on some magic number. But the reality of optimal, ideal weight is much more complex.
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Yogurt: Good for Your Heart?
You know what’s good about yogurt: It has calcium and vitamin D to strengthen your bones. It has protein to build muscle. And if that weren’t enough, studies now show that yogurt is good for your heart. Healthy cholesterol, healthy blood pressure Eating yogurt is linked to having healthy blood pressure and cholesterol levels. According … Read More
7 Bariatric Surgery Benefits Besides Helping You Lose Weight
Learn how bariatric surgery works better than diet and exercise for significant weight loss and the many additional health benefits that come with it.
When Should My Toddler Start Slimming Down?
Chubby cheeks, chubby hands, chubby belly: They make babies so huggable. But that pudgy appeal can quickly become a health concern. “Children should start thinning out between ages 2 and 5,” says Sara Lappé, MD, pediatrician at Cleveland Clinic Children’s. “Your child will look his thinnest about the time he starts Kindergarten.” It’s hard to eyeball … Read More
U.S. Waistlines Keep Getting Larger
The number of U.S. men and women with the kind of obesity that settles around the waist – which can indicate a greater risk of ailments such as diabetes and heart disease – has risen sharply over the last 12 years, a recent study says. The study, conducted by researchers from the Centers for Disease Control … Read More
Link Between Obese Adults and Childhood ADHD
If you battled attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) as a child, there’s a good chance you’ll be fighting the battle of the bulge as an adult, according to a new study. A long-term study of more than 200 boys with ADHD by New York University researchers found a strong link between childhood ADHD and adult … Read More
Your Waist-to-Height Ratio: A Better Tool to Measure Your Health
If you’ve been to a doctor, looked at medical websites or watched a daytime talk show, you’ve probably heard the three magic letters BMI.
