NBC News - A body mass index in the range considered overweight, or even obese, is not necessarily associated with a higher risk of death, a new study has found. The research is the latest addition to a growing body of evidence that suggests BMI alone is not an accurate indicator of a person's health. The study, published Wednesday in the journal PLOS One, assessed the relationship between BMI and the risk of death from any cause, based on data from more than 550,000 U.S. adults over an average of nine years.. . . Last month, the American Medical Association adopted a policy advising physicians to use additional measures — including waist circumference, fat distribution in the body, and genetic factors — to assess a patient’s health.
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The BMI measure has problems. Having too much fat, even with a 'healthy' BMI, results in a higher risk of death. Here's an interesting video summarizing research on fat, BMI and other measures:
https://nutritionfacts.org/video/friday-favorites-whats-the-ideal-bmi-and-waist-size/?subscriber=true&utm_source=NutritionFacts.org&utm_campaign=8e4d9fadfa-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_7_26_2022_12_48_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_40f9e497d1-8e4d9fadfa-28235138&mc_cid=8e4d9fadfa&mc_eid=0c9805ab93
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