BMI vs. BRI: Why body roundness may be a better indicator of heart disease risk
The results of a recent study suggest that a higher body roundness index (BRI) may increase the risk of developing ...
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Is Your Weight Healthy? BMI Alone Can’t Answer That Question
It’s also imprecise at best, misleading at worst, say doctors. Body-mass index, commonly called BMI, is a ratio of height to weight that is used to classify people as being at a healthy weight, ...
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'Body Roundness' Might Help Predict Heart Risk Better Than BMI, New Study Shows
Having a rounder body might put you at a higher risk of developing cardiovascular disease, a new study suggests. The research, published in the Journal of the American Heart Assoc ...
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The inhabitants of certain Pacific islands are among the most obese in the world, why? The limits of BMI
A study of Tongan athletes, for example, showed that many of them are “obese” according to BMI, despite having low ...