Good news for some in the high-BMI crowd: A new study from UCLA finds that some 54 million Americans who are labeled as obese or overweight according to their body mass index are, when you take a closer look, actually healthy. The findings, published in the International Journal of Obesity, reveal...
Bmi Mislabels 54 Million Americans As 'overweight' Or 'obese,' Study Says
Amina Khan, Baltimore Sun
Fri, 02/05/2016 - 4:00am
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