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Keeping your weight down and looking after your waistline has never been easy, but will help you to look after your cholesterol and protect your heart. It can also lower your blood pressure and your risk of Type 2 diabetes.
Find out if you're a healthy weight and shape, and see our simple weight loss tips.
If your doctor has advised you to lose weight, then it can help to know that even a little weight loss makes a big difference. Losing just 10% of your body weight will help lower your cholesterol and triglyceride levels, your blood pressure, and your risk of Type 2 diabetes and some types of cancer. It also takes the stress off your joints, making it easier to move about.
It’s not just your weight that’s important, it’s your shape too. If you carry extra weight around your middle (known as 'apple shape') you’re more likely to develop heart and liver disease than if you carry your weight all over your body or around your hips and thighs (known as 'pear shape').
Being an apple shape can lead to higher cholesterol and triglycerides and cause fat to build up in your organs, especially your liver and pancreas. This stops them from working properly, leading to liver disease, Type 2 diabetes and heart disease.
Making changes to what you eat and how active you are can help you look after your weight and lose fat from your middle.
Your BMI (body mass index) is a measure of your weight in relation to your height and it can give you an idea of whether you’re a healthy weight.
A healthy BMI is between 18.5 and 25. A BMI higher than this means you’re at a higher risk of health problems.
It’s possible carry to much fat around your middle even if you're quite slim and have a healthy BMI. That’s why it’s helpful to check your waist measurement as well.
Find the top of your hip bone and the bottom of your ribs, and measure halfway between the two points. Breath out normally as you take the measurement, and check your measurement on the table below.
Higher risk of illness | Serious risk of illness | |
Women | 80cm (32 inches) or above | 88 cm (35 inches) or above |
Men | 94 cm (37 inches) or above | 102 cm (40 inches) or above |
South Asian men | 90 cm (36 inches) or above | 101 cm (39 inches) or above |
Tempted to try something new? Looking for healthy recipes? Look no further! Our recipes are low in saturated fat and heart healthy.
What we eat can have a big effect on our cholesterol and triglyceride levels, so changing your diet is one of the most important things you can do.
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