When it comes to your health, do you think that all you have to concern yourself with is the numbers on the bathroom weight scale? If so, think again. According to a study by the American Cancer Society the larger your waist size, the greater your risk of death regardless of your actual weight.

The study, published in The Archives of Internal Medicine, was conducted on a sampling of more than 100,000 subjects over the age of 50. It found that even if your weight remains normal, just having an increasing waist size could as much as double your risk of dying. Men with a waist size of 47 inches or more doubled their risk of death as compared to those with only 35-inch waists. Women with 29-inch waists apparently had only half the risk of death as compared to those with waist sizes of 42 inches or greater. The most shocking aspect of the study was the eye-opening information that women of normal weight increased their risk of death by about 25 percent for every four inches of additional waist size.

The idea that a bigger waist size can have an impact on your health has been a well-accepted fact for generations. With a bigger waist size, your risk of dying from any number of diseases and associated health conditions is greatly increased. The most surprising part of this study is that even if you have an ideal weight, the greater your waist or stomach size, the greater your risk of death. As a result, those with already stretched out stomachs could find that even if they are successful in losing a significant amount of weight, they may still remain in the danger zone. Even study co-author Dr. Eric J. Jacobs admits that it can be very difficult to reduce waist size. Unfortunately, while a diet may result in mixed short-term results, health is a long-term, ongoing concern. Fortunately, Slimband has been able to assist thousands reduce their waist sizes and maintain that reduction. In the process, according to these recent waist-related findings, it would seem that Slimband patients have received the added benefit of reducing their risk of death by as much as 50%.