ViewThe American Medical Association announced it has adopted recommendations deemphasizing the use of body mass index as a measurement in medicine. The group now recommends considering BMI along with other factors, including visceral fat, body adiposity index, body composition, relative fat mass, waist circumference and...
Full ArticleCiting racist origins, American Medical Association deemphasizes BMI
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