BMI Should Go Bye-Bye

Monday, October 19, 2009 - 13:35 in Health & Medicine

While the body mass index (BMI) has been a popular yardstick for deciding who is at risk of obesity-related diseases because of their weight, since it is essentially a measure of density, identifying 'under-' and 'over-weight' risk groups, a more sophisticated approach than BMI is needed, says a new study. read more

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