Courtney Peterson, M.D. Discusses More Accurate Way of Measuring BMI (VIDEO)

University of Alabama at Birmingham

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A new study published today in the Journal of the American Medical Association Pediatrics shows that tri-ponderal mass index (TMI) estimates body fat more accurately than the traditional BMI in adolescents.

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