Does BMI really matter? Try measuring your waist-to-height ratio
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How to measure your waist: A step-by-step guide
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Study Puts 'Obesity Paradox' in Spotlight: Waist-to-height Ratio
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Your waist-to-hip ratio matters more than your weight
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Frontiers Diagnostic accuracy of the waist-to-height ratio and
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Waist-circumference-to-height-ratio had better longitudinal
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Distribution of body-mass index (BMI) and waist to hip ratio (WHR
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Health, The Times & The Sunday Times
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Abdominal Obesity and Health Risk
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What Your Waist Size Says About Your Health Risks
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Common body measurements — Empowering Vitality
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Health, The Times & The Sunday Times
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NHS says keep waist size to less than half your height to be healthy
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