The problem with BMI and other body composition measures

Scientific Health: Education and Human Performance by Scientific Health: Education and Human Performance

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If you listen to the media, we have a weight problem that leads to a health problem... a problem that is being met by a host of answers all centered on a flawed premise... body mass index is a metric of health. So. let's delve into BMI, what is is and why it is a flawed metric and if there might be a better measure to look at when screening a person (getting their vitals) for determining health...

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