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CINCINNATI (WKRC) - There is new research that might shift your focus off losing weight.

For years, we've been told that losing weight may be a good way to improve health, and for some things, that may be true. But a report in Diabetes Care found when it comes to diabetes risk, weight matters less than waist size, especially for women. It turns out waist size, often influenced by activity levels and the kind of foods you eat, is a better predictor of type 2 diabetes than how much you weigh.

Researchers followed more than 136,000 women for nearly 15 years. They found diabetes risk went up by 59 percent when women had a waist size between 31 and 35 inches. This is compared to those with smaller waistlines. Waist sizes greater than 35 inches had three times the risk for diabetes in women.

The good news is you can often improve waist size by sitting less and moving more. Previous studies have found men get health benefits from a waist size of 36 inches or below.