If the two ends of the string struggle to meet your visceral fat level is too high. The bbc recently suggested that a more accurate measure other than looking in the mirror was the string test. According to the bbc documentary 25 of people with a normal bmi score failed the string test which means that people with a healthy bmi score can still carry too much weight around their vitalk. To put into words what was so admirably shown in moving pictures you grab the string use it to measure your height fold that length in half and see if it wraps around your waist. The string test for obesity is an easy and simple method for finding out if youre too fat. The string test this test measures your waist to height ratio and may be a better measure of obesity than bmi.
Simply measuring height with string folding it in half and. The next step is to fold the piece of string in half and wrap it around your middle. It can gauge how much damaging visceral fat you might have. Experts revealed the trick on bbc show the trust about obesity and all you need is a piece of string. You start by cutting a piece of string to the length of your height. A piece of string is a more accurate measure of dangerous weight gain than the controversial body mass index bmi a new study suggests.
Gallery of String Test Weight Height
