Your doctor may want to take another measurement, called a waist-to-hip ratio.

A high waist-to-hip ratio is a third biggie, maybe even the prize in the Cracker Jack box.

This will give you your waist-to-hip ratio.

A waist-to-hip ratio (waist measurement divided by hip measurement) below 0.85 in women or 0.9 in men is average.

Association of the waist-to-hip ratio is different with wine than with beer or hard liquor consumption.

If your waist-to-hip ratio is high, it means you are carrying most of your body fat around your abdomen.

In the older group, a high waist-to-hip ratio - waist measurement divided by hip measurement - was a more accurate predictor of disease risk.

This includes clear skin and, for women especially, a pleasing waist-to-hip ratio.

Harold liked what he saw, from the waist-to-hip ratio to the clear skin, all indicative of health and fertility.

But he acknowledged: "It's very hard to change your waist-to-hip ratio.