Simple ‘string test’ is ‘significantly better’ than BMI at detecting if your child is obese ...Middle East

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CHECKING your child’s waist-to-height ratio is a better measure of if they’re obese than body mass index (BMI), a study shows. The simple test — which can be checked with a piece of string — detected excess fat in kids and teens more accurately than BMI, researchers found. GettyChecking your child’s waist-to-height ratio is a better measure of if they’re obese than BMI, a study shows[/caption] Dr Andrew Agbaje, of the University of Eastern Finland, said: “This study provides new information that would be useful in updating future childhood obesity guidelines and policy statements. “The average waist circumference-to-height ratio in childhood, adolescence, and young adulthood is

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