You and your weight
Maintaining a healthy weight is important to improve your health and wellbeing.
If you have too much weight around your middle, often called an 'apple' shape, this increases your risk of developing heart disease and diabetes.
If the weight is around your hips, this is often called a 'pear' shape. Someone with an apple shape will face greater health risks than someone who has a pear shape, even if they are both overweight.
To get a clearer picture of your overall health risk, you might find it useful to check out your body shape. The Eatwell website contains lots of helpful information about body shape and what it might mean.
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