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University of Eastern-Finland: Two-Thirds of Children Classified BMI-overweight Had Normal Fat Estimated With Waist-to-Height Ratio
March 16, 2025
KUOPIO, Finland, March 16 -- The University of Eastern Finland issued the following news:

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Two-thirds of children classified BMI-overweight had normal fat estimated with waist-to-height ratio

Body mass index (BMI) was almost three times more likely to classify children as overweight than waist circumference-to-height ratio, according to a new study. Published in Obesity and Endocrinology, the study was based on collaboration between the University of E . . .

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