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A pair of doctors have revealed a simple trick that could be a better gauge of someone's health than the body mass index (BMI ...

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Study shows that the ratio of a person's waist measurement compared to their height is more reliable than BMI at predicting the risk.

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New criteria that put greater emphasis on body composition to diagnose obesity show greater prevalence of the disease in the ...