The scientific community has admitted to the shortcomings of BMI for decades. BMI uses only height and weight measurements to estimate body fat, and overlooks more important factors such as fat-free mass (FFM). The calculation assumes body composition and mass distribution are the same for all patients, where in reality this is clearly not the case. Read the rest of this post
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BMI Doesn’t Tell The Whole Story – WHR May Be Better!
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