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Lower BMI Cut Points Warranted in People of Non-European Descent
Wednesday, April 11, 2007 - 09:00 AM - 1 year, 9 months ago - Presse spécialisée - Medscape family medicine
New research shows that South Asian, North American aboriginal, and Chinese ethnicity may be associated with glucose, blood-pressure, and lipid abnormalities at BMIs much lower than the cut points widely in use. A BMI of 25 may not be normal in certain groups, researchers say. Heartwire Shelley Wood
