Most women (and men for that matter) understand intuitively whether their bodies tend to store fat around their waists (forming an apple shape) or lower down around their hips, thighs and buttocks (forming a pear shape in women). But few of us understand the dramatic impact body shape has on our current health and risk of future disease.
A number of recent studies have shown that it is your waist size and body shape rather than how much you weigh or tip the scale that best predicts your risk for a number of chronic diseases.
Experts concluded that waist size may be much more important in determining heart risk than body weight. A normal weight individual can have a greater waist size — and therefore a greater health risk — than an overweight but smaller-waisted friend....http://www.workgist.com/body-type-are-you-an-apple-or-a-pear/