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To find your weight classification (if you are an adult), see which of these BMI ranges your weight falls into
Carrying excess body fat around the middle is more of a health risk than if weight is on the hips and thighs. Waist circumference is a better estimate of visceral fat, the dangerous internal fat that coats the organs. It is therefore a more accurate predictor of cardiovascular risk, type 2 diabetes in women and metabolic syndrome. It is also associated with of some types of cancer.
These measurements apply only to adults, not to children. They also do not apply to pregnant women or people from certain non-European backgrounds, who may have different body shapes.
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