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Forget BMI. There is a more accurate and simpler way to measure body fat.

Body mass index, or BMI, is currently the most widely used method for assessing whether someone is overweight or underweight. But now scientists think they've come up with a new and improved alternative: relative fat mass index, or RFM.

https://www.sciencealert.com/new-accurate-rfm-body-fat-measure-could-end-bmi-body-mass-index

https://drbillsukala.com/fat-mass-index/

How useful is body mass index?

https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/255712.php?sr=&utm_source=TrendMD&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=Medical_News_Today_TrendMD_1

Edited by Missouri-Lee's Summit

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Thanks for the great articles. Interesting read.

Very interesting! I tried my calculations but I'm not sure what the outcome even means by the new rating system...

Wow! Cool!

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