What a waist

Like many countries around the world, the UK has seen a dramatic increase in its population’s weight profile over the last decade or so. As the topic of obesity gains increasing significance to the health of the nation there is a growing body of evidence suggesting that combining body mass index (BMI) and waist circumference is important in predicting health risk. Medical and epidemiological studies regularly show that obesity increases the risk of developing a variety of conditions and diseases leading to a greater likelihood of morbidity (risk of ill-health) and mortality (risk of d...