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re: Waist circumference
Posted on 8/20/22 at 11:16 am to Canuck Tiger
Posted on 8/20/22 at 11:16 am to Canuck Tiger
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I think waist to height ratio is a lot better indicator of longer term health issues than BMI.
Sorry for my ignorance but how do you come up with a waist to height ratio? Or what range is considered good? TIA
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Posted on 8/20/22 at 11:49 am to Seen
https://www.omnicalculator.com/health/waist-height-ratio
Practically speaking you want waist/height to be close to 0.5; if your waist measurement (NOT your pants size those have been inflated in US) gets too far above that is an indication you’re carrying around extra abdominal fat that corresponds to higher risks heart disease.
Here’s a chart:
Practically speaking you want waist/height to be close to 0.5; if your waist measurement (NOT your pants size those have been inflated in US) gets too far above that is an indication you’re carrying around extra abdominal fat that corresponds to higher risks heart disease.
Here’s a chart:
This post was edited on 8/20/22 at 11:54 am
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