BMI not a good measure of healthy body weight, researchers argue

BMI not a good measure of healthy body weight, researchers argue

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When it comes to defining what body weight is considered healthy, one type of measurement does not fit all, some scientists say.

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Why Use BMI?, Obesity Prevention Source

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Worrying about your festive BMI? You may not need to

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Health Effects of Overweight and Obesity in 195 Countries over 25 Years

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The Racist History of the BMI - Racist Origins of Fighting Obesity

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BMI Calculator: Measure Body Mass Index and Fat

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Stop using BMI as measure of health,' say researchers

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The BMI Is Racist And Useless. Here's How To Measure Health Instead.

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Associations of body size with all-cause and cause-specific mortality in healthy older adults

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6 Reasons Why BMI is Not the Best Indicator of Healthy Body Weight

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New Research Finds That With Obesity, the Problem Isn't an Excess of Fat but Its Loss of Function

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Does Body Weight Affect Cancer Risk?

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Is BMI an Accurate Measurement of Health? - Problems with BMI

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Solved One measure of health is the body mass index (BMI)

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Is BMI an Accurate Measure of Health?