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"Women who carry excess weight around the waist face a significantly increased risk of illnesses and health complications, including cancer and infertility, a study has shown. Healthcare charity Nuffield Health analysed data from more than 54,000 people who had received health MOTs. Researchers found that 57 per cent of women had a waist size that placed them at high risk of ill-health, including infertility, breast, womb and ovarian cancers, heart disease and type-2 diabetes. Experts advise women to maintain a waist measurement below 80cm, but the figures showed that the average woman&amp;amp;#39;s waist is 4.9cm larger than this. In contrast, most of the male participants had a healthy waist size. Furthermore, 52.5 per cent of the women had a body mass index (BMI) in excess of the 18-25 range recommended by experts. Dr Davina Deniszczyc, professional head of physicians and diagnostics at Nuffield Health, said that waist size is &amp;amp;#39;an important indicator of overall health and wellbeing, particularly when taken into account with other health measurements&amp;amp;#39;. She added: &amp;amp;#39;The results for women highlight a worrying problem as fat being stored around the waist can contribute to significant health issues, such as breast cancer and infertility.&amp;amp;#39; According to Diabetes UK, women should keep their waist circumference below 80cm to reduce their risk of developing type-2 diabetes. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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