[reacharavindh]

Asking as a commoner without medical background. What is a effective method to measure visceral fat?

[jdietrich]

It can be reasonably accurately measured using dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry. A number of companies offer these scans at a reasonable cost.

For screening, waist-to-hip and waist-to-height ratios are reasonably reliable.

[toomuchtodo]

The colloquial term for this a DEXA scan for those seeking one.

[toxik]

Measure waist circumference over time.