Tag: bmi
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A Refinement of BMI It’s usually not the number of pounds you weigh that indicates a risk for disease, but rather the percentage of those pounds that are made up of fat rather than muscle. BMI — body mass index — came into use in the 1970s when Ancel Keys proposed it as a reasonable…
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Should I Care About My BMI? Sort of. You should take an interest in your health, and BMI can give you a mini gut check on “at-risk status.” It’s probably fairly rare that someone learns something new from their BMI, though — if your BMI is high enough to be important to your health, you…