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Explain about the Waist to Hip Ratio (WHR)?

Two individuals who have the same BMI and the same total body fat may have different abdominal fat mass. Abdominal fat accumulation increases the risk of a number of chronic degenerative diseases. The waist-hip ratio (waist circumference divided by hip circumference) therefore is a simple method for distinguishing between fatness in the lower trunk (hip and buttocks) and fatness in the upper trunk (waist and abdomen area). A WI-IR of >1.0 for men and >0.85 for women is an indicator of abdominal obesity. Lower trunk fatness (i.e. lower waist to hip ratio) is often referred to as 'gynoid obesity'. Upper trunk or central fatness (higher waist to hip ratio) is called 'android obesity'. How do you make these measurements? Waist and hip measurements are taken on standing posture and the unit used is centimetre. Waist is measured around the navel and hip is measured around its broadest part. You may have realized that in addition to having a normal BMI value, it is also important for us to have a normal WHR to have a healthy, as well as, attractive body.


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