Let's Hear It For Science!
Jun. 9th, 2016 11:10 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
davidschrothArticle headline in the latest issue of Science News Magazine:
'Overweight' may be healthiest BMI.
The article cites a number of studies showing that as a predictor of health issues, BMI is just a reasonably easy number to calculate (with no real predictive value).
Not that any of this research will stop health insurance companies from attempting to punish people with "unhealthy" BMIs....
'Overweight' may be healthiest BMI.
The article cites a number of studies showing that as a predictor of health issues, BMI is just a reasonably easy number to calculate (with no real predictive value).
Not that any of this research will stop health insurance companies from attempting to punish people with "unhealthy" BMIs....
