Waist Size More Relevant Than BMI
A study reported in the American Journal of Nutrition concludes that:
"waist circumference is a better indicator of cardiovascular disease risk than is BMI across three race-ethnicity groups."
The research by Dr. Shankuan Zhu (also here at Reuters). has shown that waist circumference is more strongly tied to cholesterol levels, blood pressure, and blood glucose levels than was BMI.
Combining the data from the three ethnic groups, waist measurements of 89 and 101 centimeters (35 and 40 inches) in men conferred a cardiovascular risk comparable to BMIs of 25 (overweight) and 30 (obese).The waistlines with the corresponding risks for women were 83 and 94 cm (about 33 and 37 ins).
This adds even more doubts to the accuracy of the outdated Body Mass Index. The BMI takes no account of body composition.
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My mother allways gets me to believe that weight is the strong facter. I keep saying to her that the body fat count is more important than weight, but my mother keeps telling me to stay focused on the weight regime.
I tell you people, I can be 500 pounds and still be healthy, because I can have 500 pounds of muscle.
The term Obesity is also out of date. Instead of the 30 BMI facter of obesity, they need to instead focus on the body fat percentage. If you are over 40 percent fat, you are obese. If you are 50 percent fat, you are morbidly obese. Normal body fat percentage should be between 25 percent and 35 percent.
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