An Imperfect and Incomplete Measure, BMI, Obscures Basic Causes of Health Problems For many

For Nearly 1 In 5 Americans, BMI May Tell The Wrong Story by Melissa Healy.  Los Angeles Times.  August 22, 2013.

(1)  With a BMI of _______ or higher, the risk of cardiovascular disease, Type 2 diabetes, and certain cancers ____________________.

(2)  BMI as a measure valid for _______________ may be a poor predictor for ___________.

(3)  Explain what is meant by the "obesity paradox."

(4)  Weight status and ___________ are imperfectly correlated with _______% of obese adults metabolically unhealthy and ______% of normal-weight adults also metabolically unhealthy.

(5)  Conversely, _________ of the nation's obese adults are metabolically healthy.

(6)  The BMI captures the distinction between fatness which _________________ and fatness that is located in _____________________.

(7)  According to the authors of the study there is a urgent need for ______________________
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