Now, as the main criterion for assessing the physical condition, scientists “put forward” the waist. They argue that it is precisely its presence and size that can indicate how well a person is in terms of health.
Such an unexpected conclusion was made by scientists in recent studies. With the help of them, it was possible to find out that, even if you are overweight, you can remain completely healthy in all other parameters – have normal blood pressure and cholesterol levels. This suggests that the previously existing stereotypes regarding the size were clearly erroneous.
For example, it was found that about 51 percent of overweight adults have normal blood pressure, cholesterol, blood fat, and blood sugar levels. Nearly 20 million people (or one third) are also in the healthy range. And only 16 million are at risk of some kind of heart disease.
Based on this, scientists believe, it makes sense to revise the identification of overweight and the previously adopted method for determining body mass index, when the ratio of weight and height is taken into account, but no difference in the amount of adipose and muscle tissue is revealed.
In particular, the researchers propose to take the waist volume as the main indicator indicating the presence or absence of physical health in a person. The results of the latest study also support this technique.
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