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How To Get Accurate Waist Measurements—and Why It Matters

Medically reviewed by Amelia MacIntyre, DO You should measure your waist between the lowest rib and the top of your hip.Avoid ...
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Your waist should measure less than half your height, UK health officials say in new guidelines for preventing diabetes and hypertension

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Waist-to-height ratio beats BMI in predicting heart disease risk

Lead author Dr. Thiago Bosco Mendes from the University of Pittsburgh explained, “When we considered traditional risk factors ...
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Doctors Say This One Simple Body Measurement Beats BMI at Predicting Heart Disease

A large study published in The Lancet Regional Health – Americas shows that waist-to-height ratio (WHtR) is a stronger and ...