New obesity criteria for Indians now include waist circumference and waist-to-height ratio. Abdominal obesity is indicated ...

Your risk increases if your waist size is greater than 35 inches for women or 40 inches for men. One study found that people with larger waistlines may also have a shorter life expectancy.

This ratio considered as an ideal measure to determine a person's overall health risk. People with high WHR are prone to more health risks than those with low WHR. Waist to Hip Ratio is also an ...

But waist circumference measurements are not accurate in people with a BMI over 35, pregnant women or children under two. The latest estimates for England suggest that 28% of adults are obese and ...