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• Editorial note:

  • It is time to ditch BMI as marker of obesity - Waist to height ratio is a better marker for obesity

• Title of the article

  • Waist-to-height ratio is a simple tool for assessing central obesity and consequent health risk

• First two Authors followed by et al

  • Jimmy Chun Yu Louie and Abraham Wall-Medrano et al.

• One line summary of the article

  • The waist-to-height ratio (WHtR) is a reliable and simple anthropometric index for assessing central obesity and predicting cardiometabolic risk.

• Six key points from the article in a numbered format

  • 1. The waist-to-height ratio (WHtR) is more effective than BMI and waist circumference (WC) in predicting cardiometabolic risk.
  • 2. WHtR has a critical boundary value of 0.5, easily communicated as "keep your waist circumference under half your height."
  • 3. Studies have shown WHtR's superiority in predicting conditions like hypertension, diabetes, and cardiovascular diseases.
  • 4. WHtR is particularly effective in identifying at-risk individuals who may benefit from early preventive interventions.
  • 5. WHtR is validated as an independent predictor of metabolic syndrome in various demographic groups.
  • 6. WHtR performs better than other anthropometric measures in predicting cardiometabolic risk in both middle-aged and younger populations.

• Practical take-home message

  • Keep your waist circumference to less than half your height to reduce the risk of cardiometabolic diseases.

• Citation for the article in Vancouver format

  • Louie JCY, Wall-Medrano A. Editorial: Waist-to-height ratio is a simple tool for assessing central obesity and consequent health risk. Front Nutr. 2023;10:1277610. doi: 10.3389/fnut.2023.1277610.

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• AI-Generated Review on this topic:

  • https://www.perplexity.ai/page/Ditch-BMI-Use-JMH56Kw1QqWfs8y_mkv9oQ