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If you're at the point where waist to height ratio vs BMI is something you debate about, you're already too fat
by tekla 11mo ago
If you're at the point where waist to height ratio vs BMI is something you debate about, you're already too fat
- m463 11mo agothe lancet article is hard to just read and says it is a better predictor. I imagine there are people who think they are ok, who are not, but I can't tell if it goes the other way.
- andreareina 11mo agoThe problem with BMI in practice is that it underdiagnoses obesity. W:H fixes that. If BMI says you're obese, you're very likely to be obese. https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC2877506/#:~:text=BMI%2Ddefined%20obesity%20(%E2%89%A5%2030,0.50%20and%200.55%2C%20respectively). https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC2877506/#:~:text=BM...