The arm circumference may be a more reliable indicator of malnutrition among children rather than their body weight, said a new research published in the Journal of Nutrition on Tuesday. The study’s ...

A study that had appeared in the Journal of Nutrition suggests that measurement of the arm of children leads to better diagnosis of malnutrition than weight-based measurements. The traditional method ...

A study that screened young children in Gaza for malnutrition found that nearly 16 percent suffered from wasting in August 2025.

This article originally was published on Medical Daily. What does the size of your arm say about you, other than how much you can bench? Maybe whether you will survive heart disease. A study in the ...

Premature birth is associated with increased adipose deposition after birth. Standard anthropometry (body weight, length, and head circumference) may not adequately assess fat deposition. Validated ...

To ensure BP readings are accurate, there’s a need for both a wider range of cuff sizes that match patients’ mid-arm circumference and more-consistent ways of measuring that circumference ahead of ...

In patients with heart failure, mid-upper arm circumference (MUAC) and arm muscle circumference (AMC) are more significantly associated with prognosis than guideline-recommended skeletal muscle mass ...

The first step in taking an NIBP is choosing the appropriate site. Because normative values are generally based on this site, the clinician must know on which extremity the BP monitor they are using ...

The World Health Organization's current weight-based guidelines for assessing malnutrition in children with diarrhea are not as reliable as measuring the child's upper arm circumference, new research ...