Breathe out normally and wrap the tape around your waist snugly (without squeezing the skin) to measure. You may have a higher risk of obesity-related health conditions if your waist circumference is ...

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To measure your waist circumference, use a flexible measuring tape and wrap it around your abdomen, roughly at the midpoint between the top of your hip bone and the bottom of your ribs.

Data from the UK Biobank showed people not meeting World Health Organisation (WHO) guidelines on waist circumference ... accurate measure depends on the tightness of the measuring tape and on ...

And remember, waist circumference should be measured just ... The best tool remains the tape measure. The Lancet commission that came up with the new definition said there is a need to distinguish ...

The study examined people who met the World Health Organisation (WHO) recommended levels for waist circumference – defined as less than 88cm (35ins) for women and 102cm (40ins) for men – and ...