Recently, waist circumference has become the ideal way to measure an individual’s healthy weight. Simply weighing yourself is not the only way to determine your health risk. Weight stored around your abdominal section has been shown to increase your risk for high blood pressure, high blood cholesterol, type-2 diabetes, heart disease and stroke.
- Women: for women aged 18-65 = 88 cm or less (not pregnant or breastfeeding)
- Men: for men aged 18-65 = 102 cm or less