New Study on Body Mass Index
Science Daily published a news on Body Mass Index recently shown the new calculation of body fat or obesity. The new study shown that people whose BMI between 20.0 and 24.9 can have a lowest risk under cettain condition(no Smoking habit etc).
The research carried our by the National Cancer Institute (NCI), and other institutions worldwide. The results of the study published in the New England Journal of Medicine, Dec. 2, 2010, issue.
The present guidelines define limit of BMI between 18.5 to 24.9 while overweight defined with BMI 25.0 to 29.9 and obesity ( BMI over 30.0); and for critical obesity defined over 35 BMI ..
The researcher found the risk associated with higher BMI depends on life style of the person such as physical activity, alcohol intake, and education . There is an higher risk of death for a BMI of 25 for the person below 50 years age.
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