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Episode #231: BMI Controversy and New Drug Breakthroughs

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The Importance of Specificity in BMI Testing

The research says the BMI has very, very poor sensitivity. 36% for men and 49% for women when the cutoff point is 30. This means that using BMI alone misses nearly two thirds of men and nearly half of women who are actually carrying too much body fat but still have a BMI less than 30. this would be the quote unquote, skinny fat individual.

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