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Body Mass Index Myths With No Weight
Medically Reviewed Julie Ching, MS, RDN, CDE Diet and Nutrition News & Advice

Body Mass Index Myths With No Weight

Society tells us that being overweight is bad. However, even though obesity is linked to many chronic health problems, the key word is “linked,” which means the medical community can’t come out and say for sure that being overweight is the cause of these diseases. Here are six BMI myths that we should stop giving any weight to.

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Most Accurate Ways to Weigh Yourself
By Emily Lockhart Diet and Nutrition News & Advice

Most Accurate Ways to Weigh Yourself

If you’re hoping on a bathroom scale every morning to find out how much you weigh, you’re not doing yourself any favors. Unfortunately, the same goes for the BMI (or body mass index), a tool that tells you if you’re underweight, normal, overweight, or obese based on a weight to height ratio. In reality, body […]

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