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DESCRIPTION:There are increasing inquiries from countries\, researchers and
  public health experts regarding the WHO's position on the issues related 
 to waist circumference (WC) and waist-hip ratio (WHR). In order to respond
  to this growing interest and request for WHO to provide global guidance\,
  the WHO Department of Nutrition for Health and Development (NHD)\, in clo
 se collaboration with the Department of Chronic Diseases and Health Promot
 ion (CHP)\, is holding an Expert Consultation on waist circumference and w
 aist-hip ratio in Geneva from 8 to 11 December 2008.\nThe main purpose of 
 the expert consultation is to review the evidence on the issues related to
  WC and WHR\, in particular those related to variations by ethnicity\, age
  and sex\; measurement methodology\; predicting cardiovascular disease and
  diabetes risks as well as overall mortality risk\, with a view to determi
 ne their possible cut-off points for public health action and develop glob
 al guidance.
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20081212
DTSTAMP:20260613T135428Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20081208
LOCATION:Switzerland\,Geneva
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SUMMARY:WHO Expert Consultation on waist circumference and waist-hip ratio
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X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p>There are increasing inquiries from countri
 es\, researchers and public health experts regarding the WHO's position on
  the issues related to waist circumference (WC) and waist-hip ratio (WHR).
  In order to respond to this growing interest and request for WHO to provi
 de global guidance\, the WHO Department of Nutrition for Health and Develo
 pment (NHD)\, in close collaboration with the Department of Chronic Diseas
 es and Health Promotion (CHP)\, is holding an Expert Consultation on waist
  circumference and waist-hip ratio in Geneva from 8 to 11 December 2008.</
 p>\n<p>The main purpose of the expert consultation is to review the eviden
 ce on the issues related to WC and WHR\, in particular those related to va
 riations by ethnicity\, age and sex\; measurement methodology\; predicting
  cardiovascular disease and diabetes risks as well as overall mortality ri
 sk\, with a view to determine their possible cut-off points for public hea
 lth action and develop global guidance.</p>
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