New recommendations to measure obesity go beyond controversial BMI. A doctor explains.
Body Mass Index, or BMI, has long been criticized as an unreliable method for measuring obesity — and now a group of experts ...
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Bigger Waist Today! Diabetes Tomorrow!
Is your waistline growing? So are the dangers! A bigger waist circumference (WC) increases the risk of diabetes, metabolic ...
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Waist circumference number that could mean you have 11% higher chance of cancer
The study recommends adhering to World Health Organisation (WHO) guidelines, which suggest women should keep their waist circumference under 88cm and men under 102cm. In terms of physical activity ...
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Exact size your waist must be to cut cancer risk, and what exercise you need
The study examined people who met the World Health Organisation (WHO) recommended levels for waist circumference – defined as less than 88cm (35ins) for women and 102cm (40ins) for men – and ...
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Doctors Say Obesity Is Being Over-Diagnosed, This Measurement Could Be Better than BMI
The waist-to-hip ratio calculation is: Circumference of the narrowest point of the waist in centimetres divided by the widest point of the hips in centimetres. What Is a Good Waist-to-hip Ratio?