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The body mass index, or BMI, is the formula that’s used most often to diagnose overweight and obesity. But unlike other common diagnoses, there is a certain stigma applied to people with a high body ...

Finnish and US researchers say a tape-measure sum may outshine BMI at spotting rising blood pressure. But how far should this waist-to-height ratio guide care in the UK? For years, most of us have ...