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Ashwell Museum

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Publications

306

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14.2K

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22

Location

Hertford, United Kingdom

Also known as Ashwell Village Museum · Town House

Ashwell Museum is a archive institution in Hertford, United Kingdom known for medicine, public health, and nutrition.

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MedicinePublic HealthNutritionBody CompositionObesityVirologyHealthMicrobiologyHuman NutritionPublic Health Nutrition

Publications

306

Six reasons why the waist-to-height ratio is a rapid and effective global indicator for health risks of obesity and how its use could simplify the international public health message on obesity

Margaret Ashwell, Shiun Dong Hsieh · International Journal of Food Sciences and Nutrition · 2005 · 1K citations

A study of central fatness using waist-to-height ratios in UK children and adolescents over two decades supports the simple message – ‘keep your waist circumference to less than half your height’

H. D. McCarthy, Margaret Ashwell · International Journal of Obesity · 2006 · 638 citations

Obesity, Nutrition, Uk Children +11

Waist-to-height ratio as an indicator of ‘early health risk’: simpler and more predictive than using a ‘matrix’ based on BMI and waist circumference

Margaret Ashwell, Sigrid Gibson · BMJ Open · 2016 · 556 citations · Full text

A proposal for a primary screening tool: `Keep your waist circumference to less than half your height’

Margaret Ashwell, Sigrid Gibson · BMC Medicine · 2014 · 232 citations · Full text

Waist to Height Ratio Is a Simple and Effective Obesity Screening Tool for Cardiovascular Risk Factors: Analysis of Data from the British National Diet and Nutrition Survey of Adults Aged 19&ndash;64 Years

Margaret Ashwell, Sigrid Gibson · Obesity Facts · 2009 · 180 citations · Full text

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