Waist-hip ratio better than BMI for gauging obesity in elderly

Wednesday, September 2, 2009 - 06:28 in Health & Medicine

Body mass index (BMI) readings may not be the best gauge of obesity in older adults, according to new research from UCLA endocrinologists and geriatricians. Instead, they say, the ratio of waist size to hip size may be a better indicator when it comes to those over 70...

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