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Combination of BMI and body shape predictor can help determine the risk of obesity-related cancers – News-Medical.Net
New research being presented at The European Congress on Obesity (ECO) held online this year, suggests that a measure of body shape should be used alongside body…
New research being presented at The European Congress on Obesity (ECO) held online this year, suggests that a measure of body shape should be used alongside body mass index (BMI) to help determine the risk of obesity-related cancers.
BMI is a simple way of measuring body fat from the weight and height of a person. But its reliability is often criticized, because it does not distinguish fat from muscle, or take into account where body fat is stored or an individual’s sex or age.
Similarly, waist…
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