Becca Krukowski, PhD
Becca Krukowski, PhD, a professor of public health sciences and a fellow at the Obesity Society, commented on Healthline about new research published in the Annals of Family Medicine. The study found that bioelectrical impedance analysis, used to estimate body fat percentage, is a more accurate predictor of mortality risk among younger adults than body mass index (BMI).
“BMI is widely used in clinical settings because it is easy to compute,” stated Dr. Krukowski. “However, BMI is a rough measure of body composition, and individuals can be misclassified with overweight or obesity if they are extremely muscular. In addition, someone with a BMI in the ‘normal’ category could still have a high body fat percentage, which still increases their risk of many chronic diseases.”
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