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      A study of central fatness using waist-to-height ratios in UK children and adolescents over two decades supports the simple message--'keep your waist circumference to less than half your height'.

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          Abstract

          To examine the influence of age and gender on the waist:height ratio (WHTR) in children and to compare changes over time in WHTR, a measure of central fatness in British children.

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          Journal
          Int J Obes (Lond)
          International journal of obesity (2005)
          Springer Science and Business Media LLC
          0307-0565
          0307-0565
          Jun 2006
          : 30
          : 6
          Affiliations
          [1 ] Institute for Health Research & Policy, London Metropolitan University, London, UK. d.mccarthy@londonmet.ac.uk
          Article
          0803226
          10.1038/sj.ijo.0803226
          16432546
          001705b3-9bbf-4cbd-ab85-de7c3f37d123
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