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Large waistline: Is a large waistline an alarming sign of diabetes and heart disease?

Obesity is the most common health complain we have been hearing from several people since decades. Now the big question is can a large waistline put a person at risk of diabetes and heart disease? According to scientists, the circumference of the waistline is one of the key deciding factors that expresses the risk of diabetes and heart disease. The WHO states that a man’s waistline upper limit should not exceed 94 cm whereas a woman's waistline upper limit should not go beyond 80 cm.