The current BMI calculation gives tall people the short end of the stick, an Oxford mathematician says. Body mass index, or BMI, has long been used as the quickest measure of whether a person’s weight ...
It is something of a low blow for the vertically challenged. Those who are short of stature may be fatter than they thought, according to an Oxford academic. Mathematician Nick Trefethen believes the ...
How much can one simple number tell you about your health? A growing body of research over the past few years has highlighted the shortcomings of the body mass index (BMI), a basic measure of ...
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