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Waist to hip ratio 

Waist to hip ratio calculator 







How to measureI:
  • Stand up relax
  • Do not stretch the tap
  • Measure waist , just above the umbilicus, the smallest circumference
  • Measure the hip, at the widest point of the hip and buttocks

  • Some experts think that waist tohip ratio is more important than BMI
  • Even some see that waist measures alon is more important in predicting heart attacks
  • Some people tend to increase weight at the abdominal region, so their body looks like apple
  • Some people tend to increase weight at the hip region, so their body looks like pear
  • Those with  obesity mainly at the abdomen are more pron to obesity problems like heart atttacks, diabetes and hypertension
  • being obese at the hip region, will lead to obesity  all over by time
  • Obesity even with normal waist to hip ratio, incereases the possibility of problems like diabetes, hypertension and heart attack



the medical informations and contents of  the site are for  consumer education  and should  not be considered or used as a substitute for medical advice,diagnosis or treatmentnt ..See disclaimer  and  editorial policy contents revised by doctor osama elhesewei , last updated at 08/08/2009


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