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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. Health professionals have long used body mass index as a quick screening tool to fast-track certain patients into a “code ...
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Neurologist says this simple body measurement may predict how long you live: 'It is neither BMI nor weight'

While most health discussions focus on the numbers on the scale or body mass index (BMI), a neurologist suggested we should be reaching for the measuring tape instead. According to Dr Sudhir Kumar, a ...
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Should we ditch BMI and use the ‘body roundness index’ instead?

Body mass index (better known as BMI) has long been used to get a quick and easy snapshot of a person’s body fat levels. To calculate someone’s BMI, you divide their weight in kilograms by their ...