For years, BMI, or body mass index, was the go-to measurement to determine a person’s risk level for developing a variety of diseases, including type 2 diabetes.
However, a new measurement has shown to be a lot more accurate.
It turns out that waist-to-height ratio is the best predictor for whether or not a person will develop not only type two diabetes, but also a variety of other conditions and diseases including respiratory problems, cardiovascular diseases, and even some cancers.
Body mass index looks at overall weight versus height in a percentage. This has always left out the variable of muscle mass, which can really affect a person’s actual predisposition for developing a disease.
Waist to height ratio is much more accurate, according to the Oxford Brookes University in the United Kingdom.
A high ratio has been shown, after the results of more than 30 studies were released, to be a high indicator of problems, whereas having a low ratio of waist circumference compared to height was not.
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What are the relevant ratios? To just say high and low means little!
This new way makes sense but whta is the ratio?
Why isn't more being said about the amount of salt being put into processed food on the market and in the products. I have seen the amount of salt on the increase over the course of time, why?
That weight is not necessarily related to fat is obvious and makes the BMI rather questionable.
However I cannot see how waist would relate to muscle mass rather than fat!
Something appears to be missing.
and where is the scale for the ratios?
Hi guys
If you haven’t already googled this information, the ratio should be 0.5 or below. Mine is a bit above (0.52) so I obviously need to do a bit more exercise!
Hope this helps.
This is what happens when a reputable health website like yours pick up on poor research findings. BMI checks the fat content but the waist/height ratio does not indicate whether a person is well built, waist is full of fat or consists of muscle, the size of the frame i.e. whether a person is thin or has a well developed frame etc. You need to be careful of promoting speculative information as real. You need to check the evidence yourself BEFORE presenting it as an alternative. Please pull this out. Thanks.
WHAT??? What in the world does this article mean? There are no comparison, numbers, nothing. To say something is missing in this article is an understatement. Was it written in code or something!
I’ve just recently started exercising with our Wii machine,which shows you your BMI, weight.A great tool to get you off to a fast start! Already losing weight & having fun doing it
A lot of people are obese only because there is a prevailing evil conspiracy that will never allow us to be healthy because it will have a catastrophic effects to the medical profession, hospitals, drug stores and most of all the greedy giant Pharmaceutical Companies.By feeding us all kinds of unhealthy foods guaranteed people will get sick and that will keep sure flow of cash for them. Imagine if all of us are l healthy and strong what could be the consequences? Your guess is as good as mine.
Nimal, BMI doesn’t always reflect the body’s fat content since it’s based on radio of hight and weight. So you can have a person with a lot of muscles but low fat content have high BMI.
This study indicates that in essence having thin waist compared to height makes it less likely to develop type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure and many other diseases. One probable cause is that most of us tend to store fat on our waist first.
I don’t believe the scientist gave one target ratio number. It’s graduate the thinner the waist compare to height, the less likely people are to develop these diseases. It’s of course not perfect measurement and doesn’t mean it accurately reflect everyone but is more of an indicator. But in general Sue (comment above) is right, the ideal ratio is around 0.5 (i.e. your waist is half your height).
So we have to reduce our weight if we're overweight.Eat less rice , fatty foods and salty foods as well. These kinds of food contribute to have high blood pressure if not controlled and in the long run diabetes soon to follow. So, let's eat with limitations. It's really hard to be a diabetic and a hypertensive. Like me I'm a diabetic but my blood sugar level is controlled and my blood pressure is now normal. Glory to God!