The Stats
Get your tape measure! It seems that there is a higher risk for heart disease and stroke for people with larger waist measurements – more than 35 inches for women and more than 40 inches for men, according to the American National Institutes of Health.
StatsCan reported in 2014 that 40% of Canadians reported being overweight or obese. This might help explain why heart disease and stroke cause 29% of all deaths in Canada and cause more deaths every year than all cancers combined.
