By Naveed Saleh, MD, MS Updated August 1, 2022 It may be tempting to think that BMI is the alpha and omega of body-fat measurements. Not by a long shot. Another useful anthropometric parameter is waist-to-hip ratio (WHR). WHR reflects the proportion of fat located around the waist and hips. Those with more weight at the […]
Heart failure risk increases with waistline Date: April 1, 2016 Source: Norwegian University of Science and Technology Summary: Bad news. It’s not just obesity that can increase the risk of heart failure. Just a few extra kilos, especially around the gut, are dangerous, too. Researchers believe that the obesity wave, combined with an aging population, […]
Medscape Medical News Lisa Nainggolan June 02, 2014 SOFIA, Bulgaria — A new study has shown that combining 2 ways of assessing a person’s size — body mass index (BMI) and waist-to-height ratio (WHtR) — may be a better way of identifying which overweight and obese individuals are at highest risk for cardiovascular disease and […]
By Nick Collins, Science Correspondent 12:01 AM BST 14 May 2013 Your waist should be no more than half the length of your height, according to experts who claim that having too large a trouser size can dramatically shorten your lifespan. Measuring the ratio of someone’s waist to their height is a better way of […]