Understanding Obesity
Beyond the Scale: Body Mass Index (BMI) is No Longer the Only Measure of Obesity
Clinician's Perspective: • Origin Story: The Body Mass Index (BMI) was developed nearly 200 years ago by a mathematician, not a physician, and was never originally intended to diagnose individual health. • Mortality Predictor: Large-scale data involving 3.6 million adults confirms that BMI remains a strong predictor of