Date from the EPPIC study has confirmed that simple measurements of the waist and hips may offer a better way of predicting obesity-related death than a standard, but more complicated, system of relating weight to height (BMI). Researchers have begun building a case that it is better to look at waist circumference or the ratio of waist size to hip size. Other resent stories based on same research: Excess Weight Ups Risk of Death, No Matter Where It Collects (see http://www.healthscout.com/news/1/621314/main.html), Large Waist Can Almost Double Your Risk Of Premature Death (see http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/11/081112194915.htm) and Belly Fat Doubles Death Risk (see http://www.webmd.com/diet/news/20081112/belly-fat-doubles-death-risk).