"Patients with a normal body mass index (BMI) can still have a high body fat content, which increases the risk of cardiovascular disease, a Mayo Clinic team announced here during the American College of Cardiology's 57th Annual Scientific Session."To say that something is not perfect is not an indictment.
Imperfection is a fact of life.
There will be no perfect indicator.
But the BMI is remarkably useful, based on easily accessible data and easy to calculate.
Plus, it offers a roadmap to a "healthy" weight.
All around, it is the best we currently have.
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