According to government records, about 44% of women in the UK have a waist circumference which is susceptible to cancer and other diseases. Compare with 32% among men.
According to experts, a healthy waist size for women is less than 80cm or 31.5 inches. As for white men and black should be below 94cm or 37inci. Asian Men diwanti-warn them not to keep the stomach enlarges or 35inci exceed 90cm.
World Cancer Research Fund (WCRF) recommends men and women who have a large waist size for body slimming. Big belly signifies the amount of fat in the belly a lot, thus increasing the risk of cancer.
In Britain, 29% of men and 26% of women with extra large waist size are at risk of suffering from cancer. Cancer associated with abdominal fat, among others, cancer of the stomach, pancreas, breast and uterus. The size of the stomach also increases the risk of type 2 diabetes and heart disease.
Rachel Thompsoon of WCRF recommends that people measure and pay attention to waist circumference and body mass index them.
Abdominal obesity, says David Haslam from the UK National Obesity Forum, is a key tool in estimating the risk of developing heart disease and diabetes a person.
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