BMI underestimates obesity rate
Photographer: WMAR
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Posted: 04/04/2012
Americans may be more overweight than they think.
The body mass index, or BMI is currently used to determine obesity.
But a new study says BMI significantly underestimates the number of people who are obese.
And, the measure is possibly more misleading for women.
Researchers say measuring the percentage of body fat is more accurate, because it differentiates fat, muscle mass and bone.
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