Is BMI Outdated? Study Shows Waist-To-Height Ratio Better
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Researchers in the United Kingdom say for optimum health, one
Researchers in the United Kingdom say for optimum health, one's waist should be no more than half the circumference in inches of one's height.
Researchers in the United Kingdom say for optimum health, one's waist should be no more than half the circumference in inches of one's height.
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Body mass index - Wikipedia
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Is BMI an Accurate Predictor of Health?
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Waist-to-height ratio, a simple and practical index for assessing central fat distribution and metabolic risk in Japanese men and women
Are you overweight? If your waist is more than half your height you're fat - Mirror Online
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Sensitivity and specificity of waist-to-height ratio cutoffs by gender
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A simple cut-off for waist-to-height ratio (0·5) can act as an indicator for cardiometabolic risk: recent data from adults in the Health Survey for England, British Journal of Nutrition
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Frontiers Quotient of Waist Circumference and Body Mass Index: A Valuable Indicator for the High-Risk Phenotype of Obesity
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General and Abdominal Adiposity and Risk of Death in Europe
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Importance of Waist Circumference & Waist to Height Ratio
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Waist To Height Ratio Calculator - Assess Your Lifestyle Risk
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A simple cut-off for waist-to-height ratio (0·5) can act as an indicator for cardiometabolic risk: recent data from adults in the Health Survey for England, British Journal of Nutrition
![Is BMI Outdated? Study Shows Waist-To-Height Ratio Better](https://d3i71xaburhd42.cloudfront.net/b5154423f98e9bca2ae1ba6bee60bf6f3bc88c0c/3-Figure1-1.png)
Comparison of methods to measure body fat in 7-to-10-year-old children: a systematic review.
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Waist Size Should be Half Your Height For Longer Life
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The Health Benefits Of Being Overweight: Higher BMI Linked To
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Waist-to-height ratio percentiles for girls
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