Belly Fat Good Predictor of Diabetes in Men (Reuters)

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Belly Fat Good Predictor of Diabetes in Men (Reuters)
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Reuters - Overall obesity, measured by
high body mass index (BMI) -- the height-to-weight ratio, and
abdominal obesity, measured by a large waist circumference,
each strongly and independently predict the risk of type 2
diabetes in men, but abdominal obesity appears to be the better
predictor, new research shows.

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