WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE - A USEFUL INDEX IN CLINICAL CARE AND HEALTH PROMOTION

Authors
VANLTALLIE TB
Citation
Tb. Vanltallie, WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE - A USEFUL INDEX IN CLINICAL CARE AND HEALTH PROMOTION, Nutrition reviews, 56(10), 1998, pp. 300-302
Citations number
12
Categorie Soggetti
Nutrition & Dietetics
Journal title
Nutrition reviews → ACNP
ISSN journal
00296643
Volume
56
Issue
10
Year of publication
1998
Pages
300 - 302
Database
ISI
SICI code
0029-6643(1998)56:10<300:WC-AUI>2.0.ZU;2-F
Abstract
Recent research illustrates that waist circumference may have certain advantages over other measurements of adiposity in predicting risk of obesity-related diseases. Further studies are necessary to determine w hether waist circumference is a better predictor of risk than body mas s index.