Waist Measurement Indicator Of Early Death

resulted in a seventeen percent greater chance of dying earlier in men

Many people are not really what you would consider to be overweight but just merely have a spare tyre around their waists. For our research at Ukmedix News most of them feel that they are relatively healthy and that they have nothing to worry about. However according to a new study having a large waist measurement can considerably boost the chances of you experiencing premature death.

The study which was done jointly by the German Institute of Human Nutrition and Imperial College in London also observed that hip and waist size ratios were also relevant in establishing probable longevity. The researchers noted that even when groups of people had the same BMI score a 5cm increase in waist measurement resulted in a seventeen percent greater chance of dying earlier in men and a thirteen percent greater chance of dying earlier in women.

This extremely extensive study which has been going on for ten years involved over 350,000 men and women from nine different countries. The volunteers who were aged between 25 and 70 were much more likely to die the larger their waist measurements got. In the group where waist measurements were more than 120cm men more than doubled their chances of dying during the research. 

This study confirms the hypothesis which is increasingly being put forward by doctors and health experts that using a simple BMI calculation to determine whether somebody is overweight or not is not always accurate or relevant. Many experts now say that the amount of fat which is on the stomach and hips is a much better indicator of whether somebody is healthy overall or not.

People should be warned that simply because they have a BMI which is in the normal range does not necessarily mean that they are not overweight and therefore free of risk from weight related diseases.