WAIST HIP RATIO
A WHR of 0.7 for women and 0.9 for men have been shown to correlate strongly with general health and fertility[citation needed]. Women within the 0.7 range have optimal levels of estrogen and are less susceptible to major diseases such as diabetes, cardiovascular disorders and ovarian cancers.[3] Men with WHRs around 0.9, similarly, have been shown to be more healthy and fertile with less prostate cancer and testicular cancer.[4]
WHR has been found to be a more efficient predictor of mortality in older people than waist circumference or body mass index (BMI)[5]. If obesity is redefined using WHR instead of BMI, the proportion of people categorized as at risk of heart attack worldwide increases threefold.[6]
Other studies have found that waist circumference, not WHR, to be a good indicator of cardiovascular risk factors,[7] body fat distribution,[8] and hypertension in type 2 diabetes.[9]
A WHR of 0.7 for women and 0.9 for men have been shown to correlate strongly with general health and fertility[citation needed]. Women within the 0.7 range have optimal levels of estrogen and are less susceptible to major diseases such as diabetes, cardiovascular disorders and ovarian cancers.[3] Men with WHRs around 0.9, similarly, have been shown to be more healthy and fertile with less prostate cancer and testicular cancer.[4]
WHR has been found to be a more efficient predictor of mortality in older people than waist circumference or body mass index (BMI)[5]. If obesity is redefined using WHR instead of BMI, the proportion of people categorized as at risk of heart attack worldwide increases threefold.[6]
Other studies have found that waist circumference, not WHR, to be a good indicator of cardiovascular risk factors,[7] body fat distribution,[8] and hypertension in type 2 diabetes.[9]
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