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Waist
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Waist
circumference is simple yet effective indicator
Waist
Circumference
is a simple yet very
effective weight loss
tool.
It has proven to be accurate, as an independent factor, in predicting
risk for obesity related disease like cardio vascular disease, Type II
diabetes, dyslipidemia and hypertension.
Infact
"Go Beyond Calories" (And Lose Belly Fat Permanetly)
,
considers a tape measure and the waist circumference
measurement a primary weight loss
calculator in a weight loss program.
Excessive
total body weight as measured by the bathroom scale or even
other tools like Body Mass Index
(BMI) has significant errors. Both do not consider body composition
which may vary between two individuals of similar weight. This
difference may put one individual at risk of co-morbid factors that
accompany obesity while clearing the other as healthy.
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The circumference of the waist is the distance around the narrowest
point
on your
waist as viewed from the front.
This
means that you do not place the
tape on top of the "love handles".
You
should use a non-stretching tape
snuggly fitting it.
The
tape should be parallel to the floor with the
test individual standing up straight.
Take
the reading from the front,
rather than from the back.
Men
should consider themselves at a health risk if their waist
circumference is equal to or above 40 inches/102cm.
Women
are at risk
at 35 inches/88cm.
However
if your height is less than 5ft your waist
circumference scale is significantly lower than these
standards.
Body
composition as emphasised in
"Go Beyond Calories" (And Lose Belly Fat Permanetly)
is key in
determining health. Many of the older weight
measurements like total body weight or even the widely used BMI do not
take this into consideration.
As
much as one may weight above average they are not necessarily
"obese". A body builder who may be classified as overweight by BMI may
actually have a one digit body fat
percentage meaning they have very little body fat.
Waist
circumference considers fat that is deposited in the midsection
or abdominal area to determine body composition. And though different
people deposit fat different, nearly all of us will deposit significant
amount around the abdomen.
Abdominal
adiposity, as it is referred technically, is associated with
increased risk of particular disease. The waist circumference
measurement has been used even in another measurement Waist Hip
Ratio to even better relay body composition.
However, it is
believed that Waist Hip Ratio is a less accurate than either BMI or
waist circumference in determining health status.
But
before
you start choosing the best pyramid to use, you need to get get the
right
weight loss strategy for you. And if you want to lose belly
fat; if you want to get a flat stomach or
even six pack abs you will need to Go
Beyond Calories. You need to go beyond the usual diet
strategies. To do this you need two things, just two things. These two
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