New Obesity Definition Challenges Current Use of B.M.I.
The commission suggested measuring the waist to determine if a person has excess body fat — more than 34.6 inches for a woman indicates too much fat as does more than 40 inches for a man. But other experts say such measurement are often done incorrectly.
Author Of article : Gina Kolata
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