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IT'S time to step off the scale and get out the tape measure. The size of your waist can tell you far more about the state of your health than the number on a bathroom scale. Studies have linked larger waist sizes to higher risk for heart attack, cancer, diabetes, dementia and even incontinence.

A new study found that people who commuted more than 15 miles to work each day were more likely to be obese and to carry a lot of fat around the belly -- where it's especially bad for the heart -- and less likely to get enough exercise compared to those who drove less than 5 miles to work each day.

An Easier Way to Assess Body Fat and Health Risks Waist-to-Height Ratio May Predict Health Risks More Accurately Than BMI May 11, 2012 -- BMI's days as a top way to measure body fat and associated health risks may be numbered.

As if we needed another reason to lose that bulging gut and eat a healthier diet, researchers are uncovering more links between abdominal fat and the chronic inflammation that leads to heart disease, diabetes and a host of other ailments.