The body mass index can't tell us if we're healthy. Here's what we should use instead, says researcher

📆 9/11/2023 9:07 PM
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We've known for some time the body mass index (BMI) is an inaccurate measuring stick for assessing someone's weight and associated health. But it continues to be the go-to tool for medical doctors, population researchers and personal trainers.

BMI is an internationally-recognized screening method for sorting people into one of four weight categories: underweight ,by a measure of someone's mass divided by the square of their height.

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