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2. Is BMI Really Accurate? Pros vs Cons - AOL

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   When your BMI is calculated, that number falls into a specific category that indicates how “normal” or healthy your weight is for your height. Here’s a standard BMI chart : Underweight: BMI ...

3. BMI is wrong way to measure obesity, researchers say - AOL

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   A person’s BMI is calculated by dividing his or her weight by the square of his or her height in feet. Body mass index (BMI) has been the international standard for measuring obesity since the ...

4. Scientists Suggest New Way to Help Measure Obesity Instead of ...

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   Related: BMI Is Not an Accurate Way to Determine If Models Are Too Skinny, Says Plus-Size Model Iskra Lawrence While speaking to NPR, Dr. Robert Kushner, an endocrinologist at Northwestern ...

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 21 January 2025. Relative weight based on mass and height Medical diagnostic method 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 ...

6. BMI: Is it an accurate measurement of weight? - AOL

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   Focusing on someone's body mass index 'inspires weight stigma'.

7. Body roundness index - Wikipedia

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   Body roundness index (BRI) is a calculated geometric index used to quantify an aspect of a person's individual body shape. Based on the principle of body eccentricity, it provides a rapid visual and anthropometric tool for health evaluation. [1] Introduced in 2013, the BRI calculation can be used to estimate total and visceral body fat.

8. Corpulence index - Wikipedia

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   The corpulence index yields valid results even for very short and very tall persons, [7] which is a problem with BMI — for example, an ideal body weight for a person 152.4 cm tall (48 kg) will render BMI of 20.7 and CI of 13.6, while for a person 200 cm tall (99 kg), the BMI will be 24.8, very close to the "overweight" threshold of 25, while ...

9. Think You’re Healthy? Science Says This Is How You Should ...

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   Body mass index (BMI) has been a controversial health measurement for years, with critics pointing out that it can be misleading. Still, it's a relatively easy stat for doctors to calculate, so it ...