RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
A1 Wareham, Nick
T1 Measures of Central Obesity are Better than BMI for Understanding Cardiometabolic Risk
JF MD Conference Express
YR 2011
FD SAGE Publications
VO 11
IS 2
SP 11
OP 12
DO 10.1177/155989771102004
UL http://mdc.sagepub.com/content/11/2/11.abstract
AB Studying abdominal obesity provides important clues on the pathophysiology and natural history of diabetes and cardiovascular disease. This article provides recent insights on abdominal obesity and cardiometabolic risk from the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer [EPIC] study.