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Waist-to-height ratio detects obesity in children and adolescents significantly better than BMI, finds study
For nearly a generation, weight-to-height ratio charts and BMI for age and sex have ... Emerging studies in adults appear to suggest that waist circumference-to-height ratio predicts premature ...
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Researchers Find Waist-to-Height Ratio More Effective Than BMI In Diagnosing Obesity
The framework was published in the journal Nature Medicine and looks specifically at fat accumulated in the abdomen, measured as ‘waist-to-height ratio’. This is an increased value which is ...