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A study of central fatness using waist-to-height ratios in UK children and adolescents over two decades supports the simple message – ‘keep your waist circumference to less than half your height’
International Journal of Obesity · 2006 · Vol. 30(6) · pp. 988–992
H. D. McCarthy✉(London Metropolitan University)Margaret Ashwell(Ashwell Museum)
Obesity, Physical Activity, DietObesity and Health PracticesBirth, Development, and HealthWaist-to-height ratioDemographyWaistMedicineObesityEndocrinology
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Adipose TissueAdolescentAgingAnthropometryBody ConstitutionBody HeightChildChild, PreschoolCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHumansMaleSex CharacteristicsBody Fat Distribution
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