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Explain why body size and waist circumference is an accurate measurement for all
ethnicities in determining overall risk for heart disease or diabetes. HELPPPP

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Answer:

It is because that the BMI determine the actual weight. It helps you know whether you are obese, underweight and overweight.

Waist circumference is a better estimate of visceral fat, the dangerous internal fat that coats the organs.

  • It is therefore a more accurate predictor of cardiovascular risk, type 2 diabetes in women and metabolic syndrome.
  • Higher waist size and higher BMI were each linked with higher diabetes risk.
  • High waist size was a stronger risk factor for women than for men

What is BMI?

  • The BMI is defined as the body mass divided by the square of the body height, and is expressed in units of kg/m², resulting from mass in kilograms and height in meters.
  • The body mass index is a measure that uses height and weight to work out if  weight is healthy.
  • The BMI calculation divides an adult's weight in kilograms by their height in meters squared.

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