[retTreftowhexm]

Just thought I'd share these interesting tidbits from the World Health Organization; for some perspective, I will put what the Air Force says first:

http://airforcemedicine.afms.mil/int...lowInterrupt=1

"Waist Circumference...Best single measure of health risk independent of height, ethnicity and age < 55..." (NOTE: This is talking about the current test, but the Air Force still maintains that this is true with the new test)

And the WHO:

1) http://www.nature.com/ejcn/journal/v...cn200992a.html

"Nevertheless, the literature review shows that the optimal cutoff values vary across different ethnicities, and there is no universal optimal cutoff value that can be applied worldwide."

2) http://www.nature.com/ejcn/journal/v...n2009101a.html

"Age-related differences in the association of WC with body composition may support the establishment of cut-points that vary by age; however, to fully address this need, examination of the risk associated with specific WC values by age will be required. Without this type of analysis, the need for age-specific cutoff for WC cannot be known, as both WC and risk of several chronic diseases increase with age."

"For both males and females, mean weight and WC change was positive and greater among the younger compared with the older age group (P

[mesZibeds]

Nice research. Please keep us posted on what else you find and I'll do the same.