Doctors have named the critical volume of the waist, the owner of which may face stroke and cancer
'08.10.2021'
Source: Health.tut.by
Could Waist Measurement Indicate Health Problems? The UK's National Health Service explains why this figure is important to monitor and not to be confused with body mass index. Health.tut.by.
Doctors warn that the presence of too much fat in the waist area can increase the likelihood of cardiovascular disease (including stroke), type 2 diabetes, cancer.
Regardless of height or body mass index (BMI), a person is advised to lose weight if their waist is 94 cm (37 inches) or more (men) and 80 cm (31 inches) or more (women). At the same time, there are critical indicators of waist volume that are worth discussing at an appointment with your doctor - these are 102 cm (40 inches) or more (men) and 88 cm (34 inches) or more (women). This is due to the fact that the risk of a number of diseases directly depends on the weight and location of fat.
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Why is it important to measure your waist
There is a BMI indicator that determines whether everything is in order with weight in the ratio of height and body weight (age and gender are also taken into account). However, a person may have a healthy BMI and have too much belly fat, which indicates the likelihood of developing a number of diseases. That is why it is important to control the size of the waist.
To measure it correctly, you need to determine the lower part of the ribs and the upper part of the thighs, wrap the measuring tape around the waist in the middle between these points and exhale naturally before measuring.
