Waist-Hip Ratio

PCPs should use the waist-to-hip ratio rather than BMI to evaluate obesity among Hispanic and Latino adults, according to experts.

Greater salt consumption was linked to an increased risk for type 2 diabetes, according to a study published in Mayo Clinic Proceedings.

General adiposity and abdominal adiposity were strongly linked to premature death in Mexican adults, according to a study published in the Annals of Internal Medicine.