How can measuring waist-to-hip ratio and body mass index be used to assess body composition?
What will be an ideal response?
The waist-to-hip ratio is an index for determining the risk for disease associated with high body fat. The rationale
for this technique is that a high percentage of fat in the abdominal region is associated with an increased risk of
disease. Therefore, an individual with a large fat deposit in the abdominal region would have a higher risk of
disease than someone with a lower waist-to-hip ratio. The body mass index is a useful technique for categorizing
people with respect to their degree of body fat. The body mass index (BMI) is simply the ratio of body weight
divided by the height squared.
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