Body Roundness Index Proposed to Replace Body Mass Index

Body Mass Index (BMI) has long been a shorthand method for determining if one’s weight may negatively impact health. But there are limitations to this measure. For one, it is not a measure of body composition or fat distribution. Body builders and others with a lot of muscle may be classified as overweight or obese on the BMI scale. Other existing measures of body fatness are complicated and/or expensive.

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Body Mass Index (BMI) has long been a shorthand method for determining if one’s weight may negatively impact health. But there are limitations to this measure. For one, it is not a measure of body composition or fat distribution. Body builders and others with a lot of muscle may be classified as overweight or obese
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