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Waist-to-Hip Ratio May Offer Better Indicator of Obesity, Health Over BMI

Research suggests that a waist-to-hip ratio (WHR) measurement is a better indicator of obesity than body mass index (BMI), ...
UPI

Study: Waist-to-hip ratio should replace BMI to measure healthy weight

Sept. 21 (UPI) --New research suggests that waist-to-hip ratio, and not body mass index is a better measure of healthy weight -- and may predict early death better than BMI. The researchers urge using ...

Up to one in four adults with ‘normal’ BMI actually OBESE – are YOU dangerously overweight without realising?

UP to 25 per cent more adults could be classed as obese under a radical shake-up of the body-mass-index (BMI) system, experts ...
NBC News

BMI is a flawed way to measure obesity, experts say. What else works?

Many people with “normal” body mass indexes may still be obese, new research suggests. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. The study, ...