A study by researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University suggests that body mass index (BMI)—the most commonly used weight-for-height formula for estimating fatness—may not be the best measure for estimating disease risk, and particularly the risk of certain types of cancer. The study was published in the online edition of the American Journal of Epidemiology. Read more here.
Study mentioned: Kabat GC, et al. Scaling of Weight for Height in Relation to Risk of Cancer at Different Sites in a Cohort of Canadian Women. Am J Epidemiol. 2012 Nov 7. [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 23139246
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