Body mass index (BMI) was almost three times more likely to classify children as overweight as a waist circumference-to-height ratio, according to a new study.

Body mass index (BMI) was almost three times more likely to classify children as overweight than waist circumference-to-height ratio, according to a new study.

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BMI stands for body mass index, explains Dr. Benedict Ifedi, MD, a family medicine doctor at Memorial Hermann. Dr. Glickman ...

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The obesity diagnosis has always been controversial. Now, a new clinical definition is raising even more questions.