BMI isn't an accurate measure of your health, experts say
As waistlines around the globe continue expanding, some scientists say that it's time to do away with a common way to measure weight: body mass index (BMI).
(Relaxnews) As waistlines around the globe continue expanding, some scientists say that it's time to do away with a common way to measure weight: body mass index (BMI).
BMI, which is based on weight and height, is not an accurate measure of body fat content and does not account for critical factors that contribute to health, such where you carry your fat, proportion of muscle to fat, and sex and racial differences in body composition, the researchers said in an editorial published Friday in the journal Science.
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