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2. Is BMI Accurate? Weighing the Pros & Cons - AOL

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   Is BMI Accurate? BMI is a widely used method for assessing weight status, but its accuracy is limited in certain scenarios. While BMI correlates with health risks associated with obesity at the ...

3. BMI Can Tell You Something About Your Health...Just Not What ...

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   BMI, the abbreviation for Body Mass Index, is the calculation used to classify someone as “underweight,” “normal,” “overweight,” or “obese.”. These designations are used by doctors ...

4. BMI alone is a poor indicator of health, the AMA says. These ...

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   "The team of researchers behind RFM say it's more accurate than BMI, and it can also be worked out with just a tape measure — so you don't need a set of scales to calculate it, as you do with BMI.

5. Body mass index - Wikipedia

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   This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 14 October 2024. Relative weight based on mass and height Body mass index (BMI) Chart showing body mass index (BMI) for a range of heights and weights in both metric and imperial. Colours indicate BMI categories defined by the World Health Organization ; underweight, normal weight, overweight, moderately ...

6. Classification of obesity - Wikipedia

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   Obesity classification is a ranking of obesity, the medical condition in which excess body fat has accumulated to the extent that it has an adverse effect on health. [ 1 ] The World Health Organization (WHO) classifies obesity by body mass index (BMI). BMI is further evaluated in terms of fat distribution via the waist–hip ratio and total ...

7. BMI has its flaws. Is the ‘body roundness index’ any better?

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   On the other end of the spectrum, BMI can be underestimated in older people with much less muscle mass and more body fat. In a study published last week in JAMA Network Open, Niu and his ...

8. Body fat percentage - Wikipedia

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   QuickStats: Mean Percentage Body Fat, by Age Group and Sex – National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, United States, 1999–2004. In males, mean percentage body fat ranged from 23% at age 16–19 years to 31% at age 60–79 years. In females, mean percentage body fat ranged from 32% at age 8–11 years to 42% at age 60–79 years.

9. BMI vs. Body Fat Percentage: What’s the Difference ... - AOL

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   What They Measure: BMI is a simple calculation based on height and weight, while body fat percentage specifically measures the amount of fat relative to total body weight. Accuracy: BMI does not ...