The BMI is just outdated now. We should have much better ways to determine who, in fact, is overweight and obese.
Andy Harris: “The BMI is just outdated now. We should have much better ways to determine who, in fact, is overweight and obese.”
On the recordFebruary 24, 2021
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Harris criticizes the outdated Body Mass Index as a measure of obesity.
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