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The body mass index, or BMI, predates the bathroom scale by more than half a century. But it has not changed with the times. The BMI was created in the 1830s before calculators and computers existed.

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Many people with “normal” body mass indexes may still be obese, new research suggests. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. The study, ...

The body mass index has long been slammed as a blunt instrument for evaluating health, even more so with new obesity drugs changing the conversation about weight and well-being. Now a study reasserts ...