BMI has long been used as a standard measure of obesity, endorsed by the United States Centers for Disease Control and ...

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"It’s better to be healthy than to be skinny. They’re not one and the same," said anesthesiologist Nicole Martin, MD.

A healthy lifestyle has important benefits, but weight alone might not give an adequate picture of someone's health, say ...

They pointed out that BMI can classify some people with a “normal” BMI, even when they have a high percentage of body fat. A ...