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BMI provided a shaky foundation for understanding obesity. A committed policy response must now accompany a shift to more ...

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The body mass index (BMI) , a measure that dates back to 1832, is not a reliable measure of health or illness and needs to be used along with waist circumference and direct fat measurement to ...

"Additionally, some people have a high BMI and high body fat but ... Using another measurement of body size (waist circumference, waist-to-hip ratio or waist-to-height ratio) along with BMI.