FEBRUARY 2005 ISSUE OF WELLSPRING FROM THE ALBERTA CENTRE FOR ACTIVE LIVING
"Which Is Best? Comparing Body Composition Assessments" by Jamie Yakemchuk,
MSc, Education Coordinator, Alberta Centre for Active Living
www.centre4activeliving.ca/Publications/WellSpring/index.html.
This article discusses the pros and cons of three of the main ways of
measuring obesity: body mass index (BMI), waist-to-hip ratio, and waist
circumference.
Dr. Vicki Harber (Associate Professor, Faculty of Physical Education and
Recreation, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta) comments on this
article from a research perspective.
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