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7 Higher BMIs usually mean higher body fat and as BMI increases, especially from values equal to or greater than 30, health risks increase.
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To date, BMI is the best available anthropometric estimate of body fatness for public health purposes.
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Curr Res Nutr Food Sci 2013 1(1):71-76īhurosy T, Jeewon R.
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Keywords:īody mass index,anthropometry,waist circumference,waist hip ratioīhurosy T, Jeewon R.