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WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE


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Provides information about body-fat distribution. Increased girth is a risk factor for CHD and type 2 diabetes, because ‘apple-shaped’ people with central excess fat (visceral fat, within the abdominal cavity) are more at risk than those who are ‘pear-shaped’ of the metabolic consequences of being overweight.


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Practice Nurse featured article

Practical skills in primary care Stephanie Garner 

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