{"id":5294,"date":"2012-05-30T01:00:42","date_gmt":"2012-05-30T05:00:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blueheronhealthnews.com\/site\/?p=5294"},"modified":"2012-05-25T06:42:29","modified_gmt":"2012-05-25T10:42:29","slug":"new-method-to-predict-high-blood-pressure-and-diabetes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blueheronhealthnews.com\/site\/2012\/05\/30\/new-method-to-predict-high-blood-pressure-and-diabetes\/","title":{"rendered":"New Method to Predict High Blood Pressure and Diabetes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/blueheronhealthnews.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/BMI_high_blood_pressure_diabetes-300x240.png\" alt=\"\" title=\"BMI_high_blood_pressure_diabetes\" width=\"300\" height=\"240\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-5295\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blueheronhealthnews.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/BMI_high_blood_pressure_diabetes-300x240.png 300w, https:\/\/blueheronhealthnews.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/BMI_high_blood_pressure_diabetes.png 427w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>For years, BMI, or body mass index, was the go-to measurement to determine a person\u2019s risk level for developing a variety of diseases, including type 2 diabetes.  <\/p>\n<p>However, a new measurement has shown to be a lot more accurate.<\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>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\u2019s actual predisposition for developing a disease.<\/p>\n<p>Waist to height ratio is much more accurate, according to the Oxford Brookes University in the United Kingdom.<\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>Three step approach to <a href=\"http:\/\/blueheronhealthnews.com\/defeat-diabetes\/\">eliminate type 2 diabetes&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Check out our all <a href=\"http:\/\/blueheronhealthnews.com\/bloodpressure\">natural exercises to drop blood pressure below 120\/80 as soon as today&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For years, BMI, or body mass index, was the go-to measurement to determine a person\u2019s risk level for developing a variety of diseases, including type 2 diabetes. However, a new measurement has shown to be a lot more accurate. 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