Health · 1 day ago
BMI Misses Dangerous Fat In 2.4 Million Britons, Study Finds
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Around 2.4 million people in the UK may carry dangerous amounts of body fat that the BMI scale fails to spot, a major King's College London-led study suggests. Another 1.3 million labelled obese might actually have no excess fat or extra health risk. Researchers who examined more than 844,000 adults say adding waist measurements gives a far more accurate picture than relying on BMI alone.
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