To Measure Your Life Expectancy, Measure this Part of Your Body
In measuring your health and longevity, many healthcare practitioners take into consideration your BMI – Body Mass Index – a measurement that reflects the ratio of your weight compared to your height.
But now, researchers believe there’s another body measurement that’s far more significant than BMI. I’m talking about your waistline.
BMI is a rather simple measure that has been widely used to link weight to health. As your BMI goes up, your health risks rise.
But the fact is, BMI’s reliability in determining health is shaky in many cases because it doesn’t reveal whether somebody’s extra weight is muscle or fat. And […]