Rethinking Obesity Measurements: BMI's Limitations Exposed by Doctors
BMI is a flawed way to measure obesity, missing a lot of cases of obesity, according to new research. The American Medical Association is also moving away from relying solely on BMI to assess health and obesity. Other measures, such as body fat percentage, android-to-gynoid fat ratio, waist circumference, and where fat is distributed in the body, are being recommended. Any measurement of body composition needs to connect results to specific health risks.