Beyond recent BMI: BMI exposure metrics and their relationship to health

• Main Authors: Carmen D. Ng (Author), Michael R. Elliott (Author), Fernando Riosmena (Author), Solveig A. Cunningham (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2020-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Body mass index (BMI) is generally used to classify adiposity. Despite the fact that the consequences of adiposity for chronic health accumulate and manifest over time, most population health research exploring the implications of high BMI measures only its recent intensity. Some studies have used r...