Fact checked by Nick Blackmer Body mass index (BMI) is one of the most common and criticized tools in medicine for evaluating ...

In contrast BRI is more complex, using a detailed multi-stage formula to compare your height to their waist circumference.

While body mass index has been the go-to obesity measure for decades some experts say we should focusing on the fat in a particular part of our body.

But no longer, according to the NHS’ own body mass index calculator ... While BMI looks at your height and weight, BRI specifically looks at waist circumference and some scientists believe ...

The latest thinking is that quantifying the healthiness of our waistlines with a new “body roundness index” (BRI) might be a ...

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Researchers found that an increase in alkaline phosphatase (ALP) levels, an increase in waist circumference, and a reduction in platelet count were significant indicators of worsening liver fibrosis ...

The following search strategy was used: waist, or WC, or abdominal adiposity ... this ensured smaller studies were also included. WC, BMI and all-cause mortality had to be available.

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