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《新科学家》 第3582期 · 2026年2月14日 · 中文解读

逃离体重指数的桎梏

Escape the scales · Starre Vartan
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本文探讨了身体质量指数(BMI)作为健康指标的缺陷,并介绍了更准确的体脂测量方法,如腰臀比、体重调整腰围指数和身体圆度指数。
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BMI has long been used to determine someone’s health, but it is deeply flawed. Better measures of body fat exist – and they are finally catching on, finds Starre Vartan I WAS so excited for my first job after university that even the physical assessment – required for my work as a field geologist – came with a certain thrill. That was until the doctor glanced at my chart and told me to lose 10 to 15 pounds. The proof, he said, was my body mass index (BMI), which placed me smack in the middle of the “overweight” category. …
摘自《新科学家》(New Scientist)第3582期 · 2026年2月14日,Starre Vartan。仅引用开头一小段供了解文章,版权归原刊所有,全文请阅读原刊。
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