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Amid the buzz around weight loss drugs and rising rates of obesity worldwide, many health care professionals are questioning one of the key measures that has long been used to define obesity.
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US: BMI Alone Will No Longer Be Treated as the Go-to Measure for Weight Management – The Wire Science
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BMI no longer the go-to measure for weight management – A physician explains this seismic shift - Study Finds
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