A Better Way to Assess Body Fat and Health Risk?

May 11, 2012, 7:02 am by WebMD

BMI's days as a top way to measure body fat and associated health risks may be numbered. New research suggests that the better way to know where you stand concerning health risks related to your amount of body fat is your waist-to-height ratio.

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