Explained: The study analysed data from over 550,000 adults in the US, spanning an average period of 9 years, to examine the relationship between BMI and the risk of death from any cause
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The American Medical Association (AMA) is now discouraging the use of body mass index (BMI), calling it an "imperfect" and "problematic" means of assessing body fat and claiming it has been used for "racist exclusion." The comments were included in a report presented at the 2023 AMA Annual Meeting inChicago, Illinois earlier this month. "BMI