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Beyond BMI: Conceptual Issues Related to Overweight and Obese Patients.

Obesity facts - 1 Jan 2016

Müller Manfred James, Braun Wiebke, Enderle Janna, Bosy-Westphal Anja

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BMI is widely used as a measure of weight status and disease risks; it defines overweight and obesity based on statistical criteria. BMI is a score; neither is it biologically sound nor does it reflect a suitable phenotype worthwhile to study. Because of its limited value, BMI cannot provide profound insight into obesity biology and its co-morbidity. Alternative assessments of weight status include detailed...

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PMID: 27286962
DOI: 10.1159/000445380
PMCID: PMC5644873

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