Your waist size may reveal health risks BMI misses

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A simple measurement around the waist could reveal important health risks that weight alone may miss, according to new research from Rutgers Health.

The study, published in JAMA Network Open, found that measuring waist circumference, either by itself or together with body mass index (BMI), was about as effective as a more complicated new approach that relies on several different body measurements.

The results suggest that something as basic as ...

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