WAIST TO HIP RATIO
Tracking Morbidity and Mortality
WHR is a measure of waist circumference relative to hip circumference. WHR is a significant predictor of morbidity and mortality related to type 2 diabetes, metabolic syndrome, coronary heart disease, and certain types of cancer. This ratio is very easy to measure, waist measurement is typically taken right above the navel the hip measurement is the greatest circumference around the glutes. WHR values of greater than 0.9 for men and 0.85 for women are a very serious risk to your health. The more abdominal fat you have, the greater your risk. If you are trying to improve your health reducing, your WHR is a significant way to do it.
Most of the following books recommend to reduce your abdominal fat the number one thing you can do is reduce the amount of processed sugar, simple carbohydrates, and all grains.
Brain Grain by Dr. David Perlmutter
Dr. Gundry's Diet Evolution
Wheat Belly by Dr. Davis
It Starts With Food by Dallas and Melissa Hartwig
In Defense of Food byMichael Pollan
Living Low Carb by Jonny Bowden PHD
Living Low Carb by Jonny Bowden PHD
The Whole Country of Sweden
etc, etc, etc
Good Health in 2014
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