05-22-2007, 03:21 PM
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Height: | BVI: At last, a more accurate picture of body fat (Independent) Quote: BVI: At last, a more accurate picture of body fat (Independent)
Once it was a pair of scales that determined whether someone was overweight. Then health carers turned to body mass index (BMI), a calculation using weight and height measurements, which indicates where someone is on a scale ranging from underweight to obese. But BMI has it problems. Very fit athletes who carry a lot of muscle, which weighs more than fat, can be classed as obese. Step forward the ... published Tue, 22 May 2007 10:36:36 GMT More... | Have a read of the article and post your comments here.
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