Body Shape Calculator

Calculate your waist to hip ratio. Ratios of more than 0.8 mean an increased health risk.

Waist: Measure about 1 inch above your navel.
Hips: Measure a few inches below the navel

Waist to Hip Ratio - What does it mean?

The National Institute of Diabetes, Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) states that:

Women with waist-to-hip ratios of more than 0.8 are at increased health risk because of their fat distribution.

Men with waist-to-hip ratios of more than 1.0 are at increased health risk because of their fat distribution .

Excess fat in the abdominal region poses a greater health risk than excess fat in the hips and thighs and is associated with a higher risk of high blood pressure, diabetes, early onset of heart disease, and certain types of cancers. (American Dietetic Association)

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Ideal Waist Hip Ratio and Attractiveness

There is plenty of talk on what constitutes an ideal waist to hip ratio. Ideal to whom? Yourself or someone that looks at you? The "supposed ideal" is just under 0.7. .