Wrist size may be a better predictor of heart health than BMI for growing kids. April 12, 2011— -- Predicting an overweight child's risk of diabetes and heart disease may be as simple as ...

The size of a child's wrist may indicate whether he or she is at risk for heart disease, a new study suggests. The results show large wrist sizes in adolescents are associated with high insulin levels ...

Measuring the wrist bone may be a new way to identify which overweight children and adolescents face an increased risk of developing cardiovascular disease, according to new research. Measuring the ...

Italian researchers are reporting that the wrist size in overweight and obese children can be a reliable predictor of their future heart disease risk. The study involved 477 overweight or obese ...

There are already several different ways to tell if you’re at increased risk of heart disease — whether you’re overweight, or have high cholesterol or high blood pressure, for example — but ...

DEAR DR. DONOHUE: How is frame size determined? I have wondered about that all my life. Many people say they can weigh more because they have a large frame. I would love to say I am not overweight, ...

Scientists in Italy have identified a link between wrist size and a major risk factor for diabetes and heart disease in overweight children . They found that levels of insulin resistance were related ...

Wrist size could help doctors tell which children have a higher risk of heart disease when they grow up. Researchers found a bigger wrist size is linked to insulin resistance, which could push up the ...

Dear Dr. Donohue: How is frame size determined? I have wondered about that all my life. Many people say they can weigh more because they have a large frame. I would love to say I am not overweight, ...