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What BMI does not tell you about your health

The reason BMI is not very usable for measuring an individuals health is that the BMI only takes a persons weight and height ...
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Body Mass Index (BMI): What It Tells You — And What It Doesn’t

SUNDAY, May 4, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Body Mass Index, or BMI, is a number that reflects the relationship between your height and weight. It's widely used in healthcare and public health to ...
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BMI Is a Flawed Measure of Obesity. What Are Alternatives?

"BMI is trash. Full stop." This controversial tweet, which received thousands of likes and retweets, was cited in a recent Medscape perspective by one doctor on when physicians might stop using body ...
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Is tape measure more accurate than your BMI?

BMI is calculated by dividing your weight in kilograms by the square of your height in meters, and it usually does not ...