The advice is contained in updated guidelines to help reduce the risks of specific health conditions.
"Explain to people that to measure their waist, they should find the bottom of their ribs and the top of their hips, wrap a tape measure around the waist midway between these points and breathe out naturally before taking the measurement," sayMeasuring waist-to-height ratio can be used for both sexes and all ethnic groups, as well as highly muscular adults, it adds.
Advice on managing weight is usually tailored to the individual and focuses on improving their diet and getting them to exercise more, in addition to potential treatments and surgery. Dr Paul Chrisp, director of the centre for guidelines at NICE, said the updated draft guidelines help people understand factors that could impact on their health and take action to address them.Professor Rachel Batterham, consultant in obesity, diabetes and endocrinology, who is on the guidelines committee, said: "Increased fat in the abdomen increases a person's risk of developing several life-limiting diseases including type 2 diabetes and heart disease.
The updated guidelines say doctors should also consider using waist-to-height ratio in children and young people aged over five to assess and predict health risks.
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