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There has been intense scrutiny around using BMI as an indicator of health over the years, with many pushing back on its usefulness, as well as suggesting that overemphasis on BMI may cause more ...
Plus, what doctors refer to instead. Doctors explain what the Body Mass Index is and why it isn't an accurate indicator of health, especially for certain people. Plus, what doctors refer to instead.
Death rate from obesity, 2019. Obesity is a risk factor for many chronic physical and mental illnesses.. The health effects of being overweight but not obese are controversial, with some studies showing that the mortality rate for individuals who are classified as overweight (BMI 25.0 to 29.9) may actually be lower than for those with an ideal weight (BMI 18.5 to 24.9). [1]
BMI also doesn’t account for certain biological differences between men and women. It isn’t always helpful for diagnosing abdominal obesity, or obesity around the center of the body, either.
Sarcopenic obesity is a combination of two disease states, sarcopenia and obesity.Sarcopenia is the muscle mass/strength/physical function loss associated with increased age, [1] and obesity is based off a weight to height ratio or body mass index (BMI) that is characterized by high body fat or being overweight.
Accuracy: BMI does not differentiate between fat and muscle, meaning a highly muscular person could be classified as overweight or obese. Body fat percentage, however, gives a more precise ...
Compared to traditional metrics, such as the body mass index (BMI), (which uses weight and height), BRI may improve predictions of the amount of body fat and the volume of visceral adipose tissue. Despite its common use, BMI can misclassify individuals as obese because it does not distinguish between a person's lean body mass and fat mass ...
A new study finds that the body-mass index may be less accurate for people over age 40. As people age, their body composition of fat and muscle also changes.