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Why BMI could be putting millions at risk for health issues

Body Mass Index (BMI) has been a staple in health assessments for decades, serving as a simple way to measure body composition and estimate health risks. However, growing evidence suggests that this ...

High teenage BMI linked to increased risk of severe bacterial infections later in life

High BMI and poor physical fitness during later adolescence increase the risk of both contracting and dying from sepsis and ...

How to calculate your BMI to see if you are underweight, overweight, or healthy? Check the health risks of low and high BMI

Body Mass Index (BMI) is a key tool for assessing weight categories and potential health risks, estimating body fat based on ...
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Study reveals BMI may misjudge health risks compared to other measurement techniques

LOWCOUNTRY, S.C. (WCIV) — Dr. David Geier joined Good morning Charleston Wednesday to break down a new study and talk about some of the myths surrounding a persons BMI and what measurement tool might ...
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Body fat, not BMI, ‘far more accurate’ at predicting major health risks: study

Body mass index (BMI) may not be the most accurate predictor of death risk. A new study from the University of Florida found that BMI — a measurement that is commonly used to determine whether a ...
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Does your fitness level, BMI, or body weight affect your risk of heart disease?

In a large meta-analysis of cohort studies published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine, researchers reviewed 20 studies, including 398,716 adults from multiple countries. If individuals had an ...
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Why BMI doesn’t tell the full story of health

The Body Mass Index (BMI) has long been a standard tool for assessing weight-related health risks. However, growing evidence suggests that this one-size-fits-all metric does not serve all communities ...
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Higher BMI in early adulthood linked to increased cardiovascular disease risk

In a recent study published in The Lancet Public Health, researchers investigated the associations between early adulthood body mass index (BMI) and cardiovascular diseases in a Chinese population and ...
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BMI can't predict the risk of early death. Here's what can.

Body mass index (BMI) is a rough proxy for body composition widely used to predict a person's risk of poor health outcomes, including early death — but BMI is an unreliable metric that does not ...

Dear Doctor: BMI is a flawed measurement when used to estimate health risks

ANSWER: The body mass index (BMI, which the chart was probably derived from) is a tool used to estimate body shape. Unfortunately it has also been used to estimate health, but it is a flawed ...
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Even With Normal BMI, Abdominal Obesity Raises CV Risk

A large proportion of the population has abdominal obesity despite a normal BMI, and these individuals are at increased cardiometabolic risk, two new studies found. “Individuals with normal BMI but ...
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Reversal of Childhood Overweight May Prevent Later CHD Risks

Kids who achieved a normal weight by young adulthood had an adult CHD risk similar to those who were never overweight.