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Weighing up BMI: is your body mass a reliable assessment tool for health?

Body mass index has been used as a general metric for measuring obesity in the UK since the 1980s. When should we pay attention to it, and when might doing so be problematic?

The Guardian - UK · Sep 22, 2023

Should I worry about my BMI?

Devised almost 200 years ago, body mass index is used as a marker of health by many, yet called useless by others. What’s the truth?

The Guardian - UK · Aug 13, 2023

Body mass index: why practitioners are relying on it less when looking at a patient’s health

Body mass index has long been used by doctors as the standard method for measuring health – and often still is. But earlier this month, the American Medical Association (AMA) adopted a new policy that cautions medical professionals from using the body mass index (BMI) as a stand-alone clinical tool…

The Conversation · Jun 26, 2023