Calculating a person’s waist-to-height ratio is the most accurate and efficient way of identifying whether or not they are at risk of obesity in clinical practice, a new study shows.

According to the lead researcher on the study:

Dr Swainson said: “Our WHtR cut-points align broadly to current guidelines that adults and children should keep their waist circumference to less than half their height.

Read more on www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/06/170606090942.htm

I specifically searched on this topic, because of the growing controversy over BMI in the popular press. For a great dissection of the research today on metabolically healthy obesity, I highly recommend this podcast from the good folks at Sigma Nutrition.:

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sigma-nutrition-radio/id857888327?i=1000513182069