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The studies measured the participants' body mass index (BMI), a ratio of their height and weight, but it wasn't able to take into account their body fat composition, or how much of their overall body weight was made up of fat versus muscle.
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And just to be sure they do what they are supposed to do, weight and body fat measurement.
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It also recently launched its Wi-Fi Smart Scale, which transmits your weight, body fat and body mass index to the cloud.
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Those mice showed far lower weight gain and body fat than those fed the same high fat diet, and even lower than mice that were more active.
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"OK, scientists are still arguing about the dietary determinants of breast cancer and aren't too worried about fat, but they do worry about body weight, " the professor of nutrition, food studies and public health posted on her blog.
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My lean body mass index showed more fat than my weight suggested.
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As they age rapidly, these children suffer from a loss of body fat and hair and an inability to gain weight.
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Gaining too much weight is a major contributor to Type 2 diabetes, since excess fat cells can affect the way the body breaks down glucose and produces insulin, but some normal weight individuals can develop the disease as well.
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Body Mass Index (BMI) is defined as the ratio of weight (in kg) to height (in meters) squared and is an inexact measure of body fat, though it supposedly establishes cutoff points of normal weight, overweight, and obesity.
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