A new study adds to the growing evidence that an elevated BMI increases the risk of a heart attack in otherwise healthy people. In what has been called the largest study of its kind (data on over 500,000 people) researchers classified participants based on their body mass index (BMI), calculated as weight (kg) divided by the square of their height (m) and used … [Read more...] about Why we hate the BMI
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BMI Facts and Fallacies
Let's start with the obvious - There are many people who disagree with the BMI. They consider it to be almost entirely useless as a way to measure... well just about anything to do with the human body. To understand why so many people have dismissed the BMI we first have to delve into its history. For starters the name itself is a bit confusing. BMI stands … [Read more...] about BMI Facts and Fallacies