Waist-to-Hip Ratio (WHR)

The scales do not necessarily tell you the true story of your weight. They do not indicate the distribution of your fat storage onto the abdomen and central region of your body. When it comes to your health it isn't only a matter of what you weigh but where you are storing the excess fat cells.

To find out whether your body weight is puting your health at possible risk, you can do a risk assessment WHR online test. Below, use the on-line calculator to perform the test.

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Many professionals and scientific studies agree in part that the waist to hip ratio has even more importance upon showing your risk for potentially obtaining future life-threatening diseases. It's important to take to heart any waist to hip ratio that shows risk. Confirming this value with your doctor and discussing with him or her about your risk should be considered.

You might also take a look your body mass index number by computing and with the Body Mass Index Calculator... calculate your BMI ratio. for a long time, most doctors only talked about the BMI ratio but more and more of these physicians, after seeing various studies, have started focusing more on the waist to hip ratio. However, it will also be good to look at your need for losing fat by looking at your BMI ratio.

Please note: Those persons who have focused heavily on building muscles may have a higher weight that impedes the BMI ratio for giving helpful information.

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