U-M Expert Weighs in on AMA's New Policy on Body Mass Index
June 24, 2023
June 24, 2023
ANN ARBOR, Michigan, June 24 (TNStalk) -- The University of Michigan issued the following Q&A on June 23, 2023, with Kate Bauer, associate professor of nutritional sciences at the School of Public Health:
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Body mass index as a standard measure of healthy or unhealthy weight, is once again being called into question with the American Medical Association recommending physicians deemphasize BMI in patient care and employ other ways to address weight.
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Body mass index as a standard measure of healthy or unhealthy weight, is once again being called into question with the American Medical Association recommending physicians deemphasize BMI in patient care and employ other ways to address weight.
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