How to tell if you're really overweight - and it's NOT by checking your BMI

More than half of the world will be overweight or obese by 2035, a damning report warned today. Women with a ratio of 0.85 or more and men with a score of 0.9 or greater are deemed to have high risk levels of visceral fat It categorises people as underweight, healthy weight, overweight or obese. The researchers found those with a normal weight but with more fat around their stomach had a 87 per cent increase risk of problems, in comparison to those who didn't store their weight around their belly. The results also suggested participant were 52 per cent more likely to have an increased risk of diabetes and high cholesterol if they had weight in their middle. Researchers measured how likely a person was to die early based on their BMI, waist-hip ratio or fat mass index, which accounts for the amount of fat someone is carrying compared to their height.