Professor Brendon Noble, Director of the Institute for Healthy Urban Living at the University of Westminster and Professor at the University of Westminster’s School of Life Sciences, was recently featured in an article exploring how the Body Roundness Index (BRI) may better assess health risks from body fat than the traditional Body Mass Index (BMI).
In the article, Professor Noble explains that while BMI has been widely used to assess health risks related to weight, it has notable limitations, particularly its inability to distinguish between muscle mass and fat mass. BRI, on the other hand, incorporates waist circumference and height to provide a more nuanced assessment of body fat distribution, which is crucial in evaluating risks for conditions such as cardiovascular disease and diabetes.
Professor Noble emphasises that BRI offers a more individualised health assessment by accounting for body shape and fat distribution, factors that BMI overlooks. This personalised approach can lead to better health outcomes by identifying individuals at risk who might be misclassified when using BMI alone.
However, Professor Noble also notes that while BRI shows promise, it should complement rather than replace existing measures until further research validates its efficacy across diverse populations.
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