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<p style="font-size: 18pt; font-weight:bold; font-family:arial, 'sans-serif';"><a href="http://www.heractivelife.com/women/comment/study-bmi-may-be-bunk/">Study: BMI May Be Bunk</a></p> <p style="font-size: 10pt; font-weight:normal; font-family:arial, 'sans-serif';">Posted February 15, 2008 at 02:00 PM by Katie Drummond</p> <p style="font-size: 10pt; font-weight:normal; font-family:arial, 'sans-serif'">If you’ve got an online BMI calculator bookmarked to track your progress towards an ideal weight, you may want to reconsider how you evaluate your health and fitness, according to a new study. It seems that measuring body fat, rather than tracking your weight on a body mass index scale, can more accurately identify whether you need a lifestyle overhaul to lose weight. Excess body fat is a risk factor for a myriad of health problems, including heart disease and diabetes. But don’t get too excited if your BMI is still in the “Overweight” category - it doesn’t necessarily mean that the index has got it all wrong, ad you’re in prime health. Researchers found that the BMI Index usually under identifies risk, meaning that even those categorized as “Normal” might have a risky level of body fat.…<a href="http://www.heractivelife.com/women/comment/study-bmi-may-be-bunk/">(<a href="http://www.heractivelife.com/women/comment/study-bmi-may-be-bunk/">Continued...</a>)<br clear="all" /><br> <p style="font-size: 10pt; font-weight:normal; font-family:arial, 'sans-serif'"><a href="http://www.heractivelife.com/women/comment/study-bmi-may-be-bunk/">Read the full article...</a> | <a href="http://www.heractivelife.com/women/comment/study-bmi-may-be-bunk/">Comment on this post</a></p> <p style="font-size: 10pt; font-weight:normal; font-family:arial, 'sans-serif'">Filed under: <a href="http://www.heractivelife.com/women/archive/category/her-fitness/">her-fitness</a>, <a href="http://www.heractivelife.com/women/archive/category/her-health/">her-health</a>, <a href="http://www.heractivelife.com/women/archive/category/body-image/">body-image</a>, <a href="http://www.heractivelife.com/women/archive/category/her-news/">her-news</a><br /><br /> </P>