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BMI Challenged as Primary Health Metric
New research and analyses challenge the long-standing use of Body Mass Index (BMI) as a primary health indicator, highlighting its limitations in assessing health risks, particularly for older adults, and suggesting it fails to account for crucial factors like fat distribution and muscle mass, which can better indicate risks of heart attack and stroke.
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