Health risks begin in overweight range, BMI doesn't tell whole story
Monday, June 8, 2009 - 15:56
in Health & Medicine
Being overweight is a health concern, and using only body mass index (BMI) to determine weight classification may not give an accurate picture of a person's health, according to an advisory published in Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association.
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