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Monday, November 9, 2015

Pear-shaped vs. apple trumps body mass index as a measure of risk

You're carrying a spare tire around your midsection. But your body mass index hasn't even broken the "overweight" barrier of 25, and lies well below the cut point for obesity. 

No need to worry, right?

Wrong, says a new study, which has found that among adults 18 to 90 across the BMI continuum,...



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