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Healio13d
Use waist-to-height ratio along with BMI to assess obesity for children
Waist-to-height ratio should be used in conjunction with BMI to assess overweight and obesity in children and adolescents, a ...
Physician's Weekly12d
Waist-to-Height Ratio as a Predictor of Insulin Resistance in PCOS
The following is a summary of “Association between waist-to-height ratio and insulin resistance in patients with polycystic ...
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BMI overestimates childhood obesity compared to waist-to-height ratio, study suggests
The UK National Institute for Health Care and Excellence has also recommended waist-to-height ratio as a tool to predict health risks associated with central adiposity in children. The present ...
The Mirror28d
Study shows how body mass 'redistributes' as we age - rendering BMI 'useless'
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) said an additional waist-to-height ratio measurement will be taken for people with a BMI below 35 - to flag those not carrying lots of ...
Medscape29d
NICE Recommends Annual BMI Checks for Long-Term Conditions
In draft guidance, the regulator also suggested measuring waist-to-height ratios for those with a BMI below 35. NICE said the new approach would help identify people at risk of weight-related ...
The Mirror29d
NHS ordered to check and record everyone's BMI who has a long term health condition
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) said an additional waist-to-height ratio measurement will be taken for people with a BMI below 35 - to flag those not carrying lots of ...
Pulse29d
People with long-term conditions should have BMI check every year, says NICE
The guidance said that service providers, including primary care, should ensure that adults with a long-term condition ‘can have their BMI and waist-to-height ratio recorded at least annually’. It ...