
Audio long read: Why BMI is flawed — and how to redefine obesity
Nature Podcast
The History and Limitations of Body Mass Index (BMI)
This chapter explores the origins of BMI and its shortcomings as a metric for measuring health and body size, emphasizing the lack of individual-level correlation between BMI and mortality risk.
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