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BMI, one of the most popular ways of telling if you're a healthy weight, is bogus. Here's what to use instead.
It has been updated to reflect the findings of a new report. Chances are, a doctor has at one point measured your Body Mass Index to check if you are a healthy weight. But a new report suggests ...
Obesity Won't Be Solely Defined by BMI Under New Plan for Diagnosis by Global Experts
New recommendations on how to define obesity would reduce the emphasis on body mass index and also take into account health problems from extra weight and other measurements ...
Controversy continues over use of Body Mass Index to calculate obesity | Mark Mahoney
The number does not capture a person's muscle mass; where on their body fat is stored; or how their race, ethnicity and ...
Fatty muscles raise the risk of serious heart disease regardless of overall body weight, study shows
People with pockets of fat hidden inside their muscles are at a higher risk of dying or being hospitalized from a heart ...