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BMI can't predict the risk of early death. Here's what can.
A new study compares body mass index (BMI) with body fat percentage and finds the latter is far more reliable in predicting ...
BMI is B-A-D, a new study suggests. Here’s a better way to measure weight
BMI, or body mass index, is an outdated measurement that fails to properly identify health risks, according to a new study.
Researchers say they have a better way to measure weight than BMI
They pointed out that BMI can classify some people with a “normal” BMI, even when they have a high percentage of body fat. A ...
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BMI is B-A-D, a new study suggests. Here's a better way to measure weight
When it comes to measuring weight, BMI is the acronym everyone loves to hate, but authors of a new study say a different approach to weight measurement may be more accurate.
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BMI is BAD, a new study suggests. Here’s a better way to measure weight | CNN - CNN International
BMI, or body mass index, is an outdated measurement that fails to properly identify health risks, according to a new study. Measuring body fat may be just as easy.
Study shows BMI's weakness as a predictor of future health
A new University of Florida Health study shows that body mass index, or BMI—commonly used to measure obesity and health ...
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Researchers Reveal Better Way to Measure Health Than BMI
BMI does not differentiate between muscle and fat, limiting its accuracy as an indicator of actual body composition. To ...
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Unprocessed red meat: Does it really wreck your waistline?
A new systematic review found that eating unprocessed red meat didn’t significantly impact body weight or metabolic health.
Even in athletes, obese BMI associated with worse concussion recovery
Clinicians who work with elite college athletes and military cadets should be aware of the association between higher body ...