SIMPLE BUT EFFECTIVE, my new year health check of choice is the tape measure! I’m STEPPING AWAY FROM THE SCALES and gauging my wellbeing by my waist. Experts agree this is a better way to assess health than BMI (especially if you’re generally slim but carrying excess weight around your middle). BELLY FAT isn’t only unappealing, but experts agree that it can be a PRECURSOR TO TYPE 2 DIABETES, as well as increasing your risk of heart disease and certain cancers.
WITH THANKS TO: GEMMA DOYLE, REBECCA HALVERSON, JULIE-ANNE COSGROVE. GET WAISTED PHOTO POSED BY MODEL. EDITOR PHOTO: CATH HARRIES