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Beyond BMI: Conceptual Issues Related to Overweight and Obese Patients
BMI is widely used as a measure of weight status and disease risks; it defines overweight and obesity based on statistical criteria. BMI is a score; neither is it biologically sound nor does it reflect a suitable phenotype worthwhile to study. Because of its limited value, BMI cannot provide profoun...
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| Published in: | Obes Facts |
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| Main Authors: | , , , |
| Format: | Artigo |
| Language: | Inglês |
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S. Karger GmbH
2016
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| Online Access: | https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5644873/ https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27286962 https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000445380 |
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