Beyond BMI: The value of more accurate measures of fatness and obesity in social science research

Virtually all social science research related to obesity studies a person's body mass index (BMI). Yet there is wide agreement in the medical literature that BMI is seriously flawed because it does not distinguish fat from fat-free mass such as muscle and bone. This paper studies data that incl...

Ausführliche Beschreibung

Gespeichert in:

Bibliographische Detailangaben
Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of health economics 2008-03, Vol.27 (2), p.519-529
Hauptverfasser:	Burkhauser, Richard V., Cawley, John
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adipose Tissue Body fat Body Mass Index Employment Ethnicity Fatness Female Gender Health administration Humans Male Measurement Measurement techniques Nutrition Surveys Obese women Obesity Obesity - diagnosis Racial differences Reproducibility of Results Science Social research Social science research Social Sciences Social sciences research Studies U.S.A Weight Women
Online-Zugang:	Volltext
Tags:	Tag hinzufügen Keine Tags, Fügen Sie den ersten Tag hinzu!

Schreiben Sie den ersten Kommentar!