The QR code links to a waist-to-height ratio calculator developed on the basis of this study. Image: Andrew Agbaje. Please mention the credit when using the image.

Annual NHS physical health checks should already take place for people with long term conditions but NICE said the recording of someone’s BMI and waist-to-height ratio is not always taking place ...

It comes after Nice told NHS medics to measure people’s waist-to-height ratio as well as BMI when diagnosing obesity. Some scientists have argued that obesity has been over-diagnosed based on ...

The QR code links to a waist-to-height ratio calculator developed on the basis of this study. Image: Andrew Agbaje. Body mass index (BMI) was almost three times more likely to classify children as ...