Measuring the ratio of someone's waist to their height is a better way of predicting their life expectancy than body mass index (BMI), the method widely used by doctors when judging overall health and risk of disease.
Measuring someone's waist is important because it accounts for levels of central fat which accumulates around the organs and is particularly closely linked to conditions like stroke and heart disease. People with the highest waist-to-height ratio, whose waistlines measured 80 percent of their height, lived 17 years fewer than average. Keeping your waist circumference to less than half of your height can help prevent the onset of conditions like stroke, heart disease and diabetes and add years to life, researchers have found.
Try this simple technique, measure your waist circumference at a horizontal line one inch above your belly button. Exhale and take your measurement, and it should be no more than half the length of your height.
If you have any concerns about what you discover, my 21 Day Challenge is designed to focus on decreasing your waist measurement.
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