...diabetes ... WTF??? First off, please ignore that damn avatar... I'm not a cross-gender; it was a joke. LOL I'm 19 y.o female, 5'3" and 111 pounds with what I consider to be a small frame (i.e. tiny wrists, ankles, forearms, etc.). My hip-to-waist ratio puts me at an increased risk of coronary heart disease, stroke, and diabetes though. I've always thought (and everyone that I've ever asked has said) that I have an hourglass figure -- a small hourglass (because I'm a size 2), but an hourglass nonetheless! My chest is 33.5 inches, waist is 28 inches, and hips are 34 inches. Does that make me an "apple" shape? I mean, surely by the standard requirements (your waist should be 9 inches less than your hips), I'm an apple shape, but isn't that kind of relative to size? For example, someone who is a size 0 isn't going to have as dramatic of a different between hips and waist as a person who is a size 16 I would think.

Can someone please help me out? I'll pick a best answer TODAY! THANKS!