An adult's waist should be less than half their height in order to reduce health risks, the guidance says People should be encouraged to measure their waist to check they don't have too much ...

It also doesn't measure how fat is distributed throughout the body (some fat is ok; too much in the wrong place is a risk). Research shows that people who carry a lot of fat around their waists ...

By measuring waist to height ratio as well as BMI, doctors say people will be better able to gauge their health risks. "Our updated draft guidelines offer people a simple and effective way of ...

And their bosses would even face fines if too many of their workers are too fat under the proposed Japanese-style measure ... study found overweight people were 22 per cent more likely to take ...