While body mass index (BMI) is the popular measure used by health experts for body fat content, researchers at Perelman School of Medicine said that it does not take into account critical factors, such as fat distribution, proportion of muscle to fat and racial differences, which contribute to health or mortality. Obesity predisposes to diabetes, heart diseases, sleep apnea, cancer and other diseases. Although several studies have shown an increase in mortality ...Sunday, 25 August 2013
Perelman Researchers Say BMI is Not an Accurate Measure of Body Fat Content
While body mass index (BMI) is the popular measure used by health experts for body fat content, researchers at Perelman School of Medicine said that it does not take into account critical factors, such as fat distribution, proportion of muscle to fat and racial differences, which contribute to health or mortality. Obesity predisposes to diabetes, heart diseases, sleep apnea, cancer and other diseases. Although several studies have shown an increase in mortality ...
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