Body Mass Index (BMI): Is it time to abandon this surrogate marker of metabolic health and mortality risk?

The Health Edge: translating the science of self-care
30/10/2023 14 min
Body Mass Index (BMI): Is it time to abandon this surrogate marker of metabolic health and mortality risk?

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Send us a textReady to have your understanding of BMI flipped on its head? We're diving into an intriguing study that suggests a BMI lower than 25 might be linked with decreased mortality. That's right, what you've been told about the ideal BMI could be all wrong. We also tackle the waist to hip ratio, showing you how to measure it and why it might be a better health marker than BMI. So, grab a tape measure and prepare for a health knowledge overhaul.

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