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CNN’s Kaitlan Collins fact-checked Scott Jennings after he claimed there were no restrictions on military attendees for the White House UFC event, highlighting an internal Washington Post-reported memo that requires ticket recipients to meet a waist-to-height ratio and service-specific fitness standards, challenging Jennings’ denial and fueling debate over how attendees are selected.
CNN’s Kaitlan Collins rebuts Scott Jennings after he downplays a Washington Post report about a Defense Department memo for attendees at Trump’s White House UFC event. The memo allegedly requires ticket recipients to meet a waist-to-height ratio below 0.55 and to satisfy service-specific fitness standards, prompting debate over whether the military would be restricted or used as props and illustrating ongoing contention around the memo’s implications.
Senior Pentagon leaders are lining up uniformed service members to receive free tickets to a White House South Lawn UFC event hosted by President Trump, but eligibility hinges on meeting a waist-to-height ratio below 0.55 and service-specific fitness requirements. The move aligns with the Defense Department’s adoption of waist-to-height ratio as the new body composition standard for “warfighting readiness.” Officials say organizers want attendees who are genuine UFC fans and who are junior enlisted or junior officers, preferably from outside the DC area, though attendees must pay their own travel. The Pentagon declined to comment on the guidance, and past Trump troop appearances have been tied to optics and appearance.
A Jackson Heart Study analysis found that waist circumference and waist-to-height ratio—measures of central obesity—predicted future heart failure risk, while BMI did not; higher systemic inflammation (hs-CRP) partially mediated this link (about 25–29%), suggesting fat distribution and inflammation drive risk; the study's limitations include a single-site African-American cohort and pending peer review; implications point to prioritizing central obesity and inflammation management through lifestyle changes to reduce heart failure risk.
New evidence shows waist-to-height ratio (WHtR) outperforms body mass index (BMI) for predicting cardiometabolic disease and mortality, with large studies and the US military adopting WHtR-based criteria; while BMI remains useful for population trends, WHtR better reflects abdominal fat and health risk across ages, potentially reshaping obesity assessment.
New research shows that waist-to-height ratio is a more reliable predictor of heart disease risk than BMI, especially for individuals with a BMI under 30, by directly reflecting central obesity linked to cardiovascular issues.
The latest government statistics reveal that over a quarter of adults are obese, leading to increased health risks. A new report by the Lancet Commission on Obesity, authored by Naveed Sattar, professor of cardiometabolic medicine at the University of Glasgow, is set to be published soon and could potentially revolutionize the approach to combating obesity. The report emphasizes the importance of addressing obesity-related health issues and suggests measuring waist-to-height ratio as a more effective indicator than BMI.
A study suggests that measuring obesity using the traditional Body Mass Index (BMI) may not be as accurate as using the waist-to-height ratio (WHtR), especially for children. The research, part of the Children of the 90s study, found that WHtR is a more effective measure of body fat. This new method could provide a more accurate assessment of obesity, as demonstrated by BBC West health correspondent Matthew Hill.
Researchers suggest that waist-to-height ratio is a more accurate estimation of heart disease risk than BMI. Waist-to-height ratio can help approximate the amount of belly fat in and around vital organs that play a role in our health and longevity. Those who had the highest waist-to-height ratio had 39% higher risk for being hospitalized later due to complications with heart failure than those with lower levels of fat around their midsection. BMI is a poor reflection of body composition because it does not adjust for muscle or fat but rather weight as a whole.