Your waistline defines your health; the smaller it is, the better

Your waistline defines your health; the smaller it is, the better (Photo: iStock)

There was a time when a large waistline was equated to wealth and well-being. But that's no longer the case. It's long been apparent that large waistlines are linked to several disease conditions.

This is so much so that a UK health authority has recently issued public guidelines on how to measure and monitor waistlines, and what to do for those measuring beyond defined limits.