Wed, Aug-16-17, 06:19
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Senior Member
Posts: 593
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Plan: Reduced carb
Stats: 217/189/150
BF:lots/lots/less
Progress: 42%
Location: USA
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Originally Posted by JEY100
If the researchers stopped using the BMI as a marker of health, and above 25 as overweight and therefore unhealthy, we could finally focus on a simpler measure that does indicate early health risks...
Waist to Height Ratio. WHtR
http://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/6/3/e010159
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I can give a great example of this with myself, and my SIL. We weigh about the same, but she is pear shaped, carrying her weight in her hips, thighs and butt. I am apple shaped, carrying my weight around the middle, with slim hips, thighs and butt. I have gone on to develop medical issues, such as diabetes and heart disease, and she has not. No medical issues in her 60s. |