Body fat distribution and noncommunicable diseases in populations: Overview of the 2008 WHO Expert Consultation on Waist Circumference and Waist-Hip Ratio

European Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 64, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 2-5

  Nishida, C ^a   Ko, G T ^b   Kumanyika, S ^c  

^a WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^b CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

BMI; Body fat distribution; NCD; Waist circumference; Waist hip ratio; WHO

Indexed keywords

ASIAN; BODY FAT DISTRIBUTION; BODY MASS; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CAUCASIAN; ETHNICITY; EXPERT SYSTEM; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; MORTALITY; OBESITY; REVIEW; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE; WAIST HIP RATIO; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

BODY FAT DISTRIBUTION; BODY MASS INDEX; GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; HEALTH; HUMANS; OBESITY; RISK FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE; WAIST-HIP RATIO; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 75049085737     PISSN: 09543007     EISSN: 14765640     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ejcn.2009.139     Document Type: Review

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