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First published: 11.Oct.2018
All you need to know about Body Mass Index or BMI
In this article we will show you our Body Mass Index or BMI calculator, and provide a summary on:
We will also mention its shortcomings and some alternative methods for assessing body fatness.
References and Further Reading
(1) Body mass index - BMI. World Health Organization. Retrieved 08.28.2018
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(3) The Endocrine Society. Widely Used Body Fat Measurements Overestimate Fatness In African-Americans, Study Finds. ScienceDaily. ScienceDaily, 22 June 2009
(4) Deurenberg-Yap M, Schmidt G, van Staveren WA, Deurenberg P. The paradox of low body mass index and high body fat percentage among Chinese, Malays and Indians in Singapore. Int J Obes Relat Metab Disord. 2000 Aug;24(8):1011-7
(5) Siri WE. Body composition from fluid spaces and density: Analysis of methods. In: Brozek J, Henschel A, editors. Techniques for Measuring Body Composition. National Academy of Sciences/National Research Council; Washington, DC: 1961. pp. 223-44
(6) US Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, National Institutes of Health, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute. The Evidence Report. Bethesda, MD: 1998. Clinical Guidelines on the Identification, Evaluation, and Treatment of Overweight and Obesity in Adults
(7) Britton KA, Massaro JM, Murabito JM, Kreger BE, Hoffmann U, Fox CS. (1961) Body Fat Distribution, Incident Cardiovascular Disease, Cancer, and All-cause Mortality. Journal of the American College of Cardiology, v. 62, no. 10, 921-925. DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2013.06.027
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(10) Obesity and Cancer. October 3, 2017. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
(11) Han, T. S., et al. Quality of life in relation to overweight and body fat distribution. American Journal of Public Health 88.12 (1998): 1814-1820
(12) Wu Y, Li D, Vermund SH. (2024). Advantages and Limitations of the Body Mass Index (BMI) to Assess Adult Obesity. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2024 Jun 10;21(6):757. doi: 10.3390/ijerph21060757. PMID: 38929003
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