The Outdated Obesity Test

摘要

Obesity is a major public health threat, yet doctors assess it using a 200-year-old comparison of weight and height called the Body Mass Index, or BMI. In April, researchers Nirav Shah and Eric Braverman revealed BMI's flaws. They studied 1,400 people and compared their BMI with a definitive measure: body fat percentage, determined by X-ray scans.