[Cotard::post]inadeguatezza del BMI

So what are scientists suggesting should take the place of the BMI?

"Increasingly, experts in the field of obesity are using WC (waist circumference) as the preferred measure or marker of obesity," Marc Andre Cornier said in a study published in Obesity Research four years ago.

Another front-runner is the hip-to-waist ratio (circumference of the waist divided by the circumference of the hips), which, like the waist-circumference measurement, acknowledges the latest leanings of the scientific community to pay more attention to where body fat is located vs. overall body weight.

Abdominal fat, the experts say, is a greater predictor of health risks than fat located elsewhere on the body. People with a belly bulge are more likely than those without to suffer from coronary heart disease and its related illnesses like high blood pressure and Type 2 diabetes. It also increases mortality and the risk of certain cancers.