While body mass index, or BMI, is good at giving patients and doctors a general idea of how much body fat a person has and how large that person is, Dr. Arya Sharma said the calculation based on height and weight doesn’t adequately reflect that person’s health.
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Aug. 11, 2010 Vancouver Sun – "What's important is overall mortality," said Dr. Arya Sharma, scientific director of the Canadian Obesity Network. "In the end, having a large waist circumference kills you." Read the article
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