BMI doubted as accurate indictor of heart disease risk

... A large scale 250,000-participant study has found that the Body Mass Index (BMI) which has been used for over 5 decades to gauge risks of heart disease is actually an inaccurate measure. The BMI takes into account total weight and in unable to differentiate between fat and muscle mass – so that several people who have a greater BMI are actually healthier than others, though theory suggests otherwise. ...