January 2012

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Understanding BMI and its Limitations

03 Jan 2012 | : weight loss

There is a lot of gravity attached to the Body Mass Index (BMI) when applied to a person’s weight and as a gauge as to whether the person is at their correct weight, overweight or indeed underweight. In most cases, it is a useful guide and starting place to assessing whether you need to lose weight or not but it does have some limitations that many people may not be aware of.