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What BMI Means for Kids—and Why It's Problematic
Parents via Yahoo News· 2 years agoBody mass index (BMI) has long been seen as the ultimate measure of physical health, but it can be misleading. Here's what parents should know....
The ‘average’ revolutionized scientific research, but overreliance on it has led to discrimination...
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 3 months agoThe average can tell you a lot about a dataset, but not everything. marekuliasz/iStock via Getty...
The Body Mass Index (BMI) Is A Flawed System
The Root via Yahoo News· 2 years agoWhen you were screened at your last checkup, your doctor may have classified you as healthy, overweight or obese based on your body mass index (BMI)....
New medical policy finally address the limitations and flaws of BMI
Popular Science via Yahoo News· 12 months agoBMI is calculated by dividing a person’s weight by their height squared. Earlier this month, the...
The American Medical Association admits BMI is racist
Quartz via Yahoo Finance· 12 months agoBody Mass Index (BMI), a seemingly simple health metric calculated by taking an individual’s weight,...
Are you a healthy size? Use our tool to find your BMI
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 2 weeks agoIn a world of ultra-processed foods and eating on-the-go, it’s increasingly challenging to stay at a...
Doctors urged to move beyond BMI alone as a health measure
CNN via Yahoo News· 12 months agoThe American Medical Association adopted a new policy on BMI, noting “significant limitations...
Are BMI's outdated? Experts weigh in
Yahoo Life UK· 4 months agoWhat do you think of BMIs to measure health? (Getty Images) A body mass index (BMI) result will label you as 'underweight', 'healthy weight,...
How an overreliance on BMI can stand between patients and treatment
NBC News via Yahoo News· 2 years agoPeople who seek medical treatment for obesity or an eating disorder do so with the hope their health...
Why waist size is a better measure of health than BMI
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 1 week agoWe are obsessed by weight in this country and as long as our weight stays roughly the same, who...