Drawbacks of Using BMI
BMI has long been a staple in health assessments. However, it is far from perfect, and as the years have passed, more and more research has emerged revealing the flaws of this approach.
BMI Is an Inaccurate Way to Predict Disease Risk
BMI is inconsistent in accurately predicting the impact of body fat on disease risks or coexisting conditions.
For example, a study of postmenopausal women that calculated body fat percentage and risk by using age and sex in addition to height and weight was superior to BMI in accurately estimating the breast cancer risk linked to obesity.
BMI also doesn’t identify where fat is distributed in…
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