Air India will conduct ad hoc weight checks before or after flights or during training at the home base or training academy, ...

BMI gives a quick overview of body weight, but it does not account for fat distribution. Waist to Heigh Ratio is a more ...

A new study indicated that excess fat stored around the waist or visceral fat was more strongly associated with heart failure risk than body mass index (BMI).

In case the member fails to pass the assessment, then he or she will be placed on loss of pay till the clearance happens, the ...

Waist-to-hip ratio is another belly fat measure, which may predict heart attack risk better than BMI, especially in women, ...

Air India introduces strict fitness policy for cabin crew. BMI standards, derostering, and potential loss of pay for ...

Air India introduces BMI-based fitness policy for cabin crew from May 1, with derostering and pay loss for those failing ...

The guidelines state that even underweight and overweight crew members will be derostered initially and asked to undergo ...

Air India will roll out a stricter health and fitness compliance framework for its cabin crew from May 1, making body mass index (BMI) a central criterion for determining flying eligibility. Under the ...

Excess fat stored around the waist (belly weight or visceral fat), indicated by measuring waist size, was more strongly associated with heart failure risk than body mass index (BMI). Systemic ...

New research has found that extra abdominal fat is strongly associated with an increased risk of heart failure. Excess belly ...

I consider myself a healthy person. I eat plenty of fruit and veg, am obsessed with fibre, rock climb twice a week and try to squeeze in a lunchtime jog on the days I don’t. But when I recently ...