Once we learn waists can be altered, it can be surprisingly easy to start questioning whether ours needs changing too.
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It turns out that, although such measurements are important, waist circumference and ratio to height are not the whole story when it comes to your risk of disease and death.
The BMI does not distinguish between excess body fat, bone mass or musculature. It also does not interpret the distribution of fat, which is a predictor of health.
As a result of increasingly sedentary lifestyles, individuals now have relatively less muscle mass and relatively more body fat.
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Research fellow, Monash University
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Professor of Exercise Medicine, Edith Cowan University
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Associate Head of School (Teaching & Learning) team, Senior Lecturer and Discipline Lead in Human Movement Studies (Health and PE) and Creative Arts, Charles Sturt University
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Clinical Psychologist and Senior Lecturer in Psychology, University of Canberra