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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Jane Kirby

Ditch checking BMI in favour of looking at tummy fat, researchers say

PA Wire

Scrutinising a person’s body mass index (BMI) should be ditched in favour of examining how fat they are round the middle, new research suggests.

Data presented at the European Association for the Study of Diabetes in Stockholm found that waist-to-hip ratio is a much better predictor of early death than looking at BMI.

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