New Body Measurement Offers Better Test for Obesity Health Risks

The best test for obesity -- at least, when it comes to predicting heart attacks -- isn’t BMI (body mass index), the researchers write.

Instead, it’s the ratio of the measurement of your waist to your hips. It boils down to wider hips and slimmer waists. Larger waists were bad news; larger hips were a plus...

Abdominal fat, represented by a wider waistline, has been linked to heart risks. Wider hips may mean bulkier bones and stronger gluteal muscles, write the researchers.

I can live with that. I like the fact that what I find pleasing to the eye is also the way things should be. It didnt show the actual suggested ratio for men and women, but it sounds pretty reasonable. Though I think for the most part this is basically common sense.