3 reasons why BMI is not an accurate measure of your health or body weight — and what to use instead

BMI is not an accurate way to measure body weight or health because it does not account for body fat percentage or body fat distribution.

How to measure your body fat percentage — and what's considered healthy

A healthy body fat percentage is between 14% and 31% for women and 10% to 25% for men. However, these are just averages and ...
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The Foolproof Way to Lose Fat and Build Muscle at the Same Time

If you're trying to lose fat while building muscle, body recomposition is the approach you're looking for. You don't have to choose between weight loss or bulking up. Instead, this method changes the ...

BMI shouldn’t be the only way to assess who can access weight-loss drugs

BMI was never meant as the sole measure for a person’s health. When we use BMI with an individual patient, it can often overestimate the risk of their weight on their health. People have a lot of ...
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Women with higher lean mass, fat mass during early postmenopause maintain bone density

Women who maintain a higher level of lean mass during early postmenopause may have less of a decline in bone mineral density, ...