Waist-To-Height Ratio More Accurate In Predicting Heart Disease Risk Than BMI, New Lancet Study Shows

While obesity is a known risk factor for heart disease, a new study showed that the ratio of a person's waist measurement ...
The American Journal of Managed Care

Nearly All US Youth With BMI-Defined Obesity Have Excess Adiposity

The prevalence of body mass index (BMI)-defined obesity (BDO) among US youth aged 8 to 19 years closely mirrored that of BDO with excess adiposity across age, sex, and race and ethnicity, according to ...

Waist-to-height ratio outperforms BMI in predicting heart disease risk

The ratio of a person's waist measurement compared to their height is more reliable than body mass index (BMI) at predicting ...
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Even at a ‘Normal’ BMI, Belly Fat Raises Health Risks

A new study on the worldwide prevalence of ‘abdominal obesity’ tied belly fat in ‘normal’ weight people to hypertension, ...