Body Mass Index or BMI has been used to describe the approximate health of a person since the Journal of Chronic Diseases published a paper detailing the index in 1972. BMI, which takes into account the mass of an individual against their height, has also been used by the World Health Organization as the basis for recording obesity statistics for the past three decades.
Despite its widespread popularity, views surrounding BMI have been widely polarizing. Some argue that the index is a good enough tool to measure one's overall well-being. Still others claim that weight and height cannot be the only measure of a person's health. Fortunately, a recent study from the University of California have since showed that BMI might not be the best way
Despite its widespread popularity, views surrounding BMI have been widely polarizing. Some argue that the index is a good enough tool to measure one's overall well-being. Still others claim that weight and height cannot be the only measure of a person's health. Fortunately, a recent study from the University of California have since showed that BMI might not be the best way