"Ashwell says looking at waist-to-height is better than the widely used Body Mass Index (BMI) system as it more accurately takes into account the distribution of fat and not just the amount of it."
File under "Duh":
"Self-esteem, it turns out, is a lot like love. We often go looking for it in all the wrong places.
We attempt to bolster our sense of self from within. We may even resort to repeating simplisitc self-affirmations.
But in fact, self-esteem is more a reflection of our relationship to others."