you know, it makes you think like you ve worked so hard to lose weight and to be fit and they re telling you the wrong size. i m hurt. i m hurt. i mean, i honestly don t know. i think i would just try it on. well, i noticed that from one brand to another it s different. from one store to another it s different. they tell me i m 31, it fits and it works, i m 31. they tell me 32 and it fits and it works i m fine with that too. reporter: these waist size white lies are no laughing matter. a report recently published in the archives of internal medicine show men with waist sizes of 47 inches or bigger have a greater risk of dying from a health-related issue. if you think your pants measure 42 to 47 inches you might want to take a tape measure with you the next time you go shopping. that is fascinating. i d rather be lied to, i m fine. 34, sure. i just have to say that is why i wear these jeans, god bless vanity sizing, i love it. i stand by it.
tight. looking sexy there, jack. he may have been on to something though. in an expose of sorts one magazine has learned the pants men are wearing might be lying to them. reporter: call it the tight truth. esquire magazine has discovered a secret technique used in the pants-making industry. it s called vanity sizing. in essence, what you think your waist size is in your favorite pair of slacks in many cases is a big, fat lie. for example, the clothing mega chain h&m size 36 dress pants actually measure out to 37 inches. calvin klein s 36 inch pants are 38 1/2 inches. and the gap leaves a gap in their measurements too. their 36 inch pants are missing an entire 3 inches. and the worst waistline offender? old navy. their 36 inch dress pants come up 5 inches light, with an accurate measurement of 41 inches. so we took to the streets to see
if men had ever been suspicious of all this vanity sizing. you know, it makes you think like you ve worked so hard to lose weight and to be fit and they re telling you the wrong size. i m hurt. i m hurt. i mean, i honestly don t know. i think i would just try it on. well, i noticed that from one brand to another it s different. from one store to another it s different. they tell me i m 31, it fits and it works, i m 31. they tell me 32 and it fits and it works i m fine with that too. reporter: these waist size white lies are no laughing matter. a report recently published in the archives of internal medicine show men with waist sizes of 47 inches or bigger have a greater risk of dying from a health-related issue. if you think your pants measure 42 to 47 inches you might want to take a tape measure with you the next time you go shopping.