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Thursday, June 13, 2013

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<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>In the lab: Waist circumference is competing with BMI for health risk measure ... - STLtoday.com

Posted: 12 Jun 2013 10:16 PM PDT


In the lab: Waist circumference is competing with BMI for health risk measure ...
STLtoday.com
Waist-to-height ratio may be a more accurate measure of cardiovascular health risk than the current standard, the body mass index, a local expert says. He's confident that the waist-to-height ratio may soon eclipse the BMI as a measure of risk for ...
Well with Michelle: You don't have to be skinny to be fit The News-Press
6 Key Questions About Weight Loss You Must Know! Chicago Tribune

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<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Better than BMI - Sydney Morning Herald

Posted: 14 May 2013 11:06 PM PDT


Sydney Morning Herald

Better than BMI
Sydney Morning Herald
... risk of disease, researchers said. BMI is calculated as a person's weight in kilograms divided by the square of their height in metres, but a study found that the simpler measurement of waistline against height produced a more accurate prediction ...

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