Body Roundness Can Predict Heart Disease Risk, Study Shows

Hatty Willmoth

07 November 2024

4 min

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This article discusses a study comparing Body Roundness Index (BRI) to Body Mass Index (BMI) for predicting cardiovascular disease risk in adults. BRI may offer more accuracy than BMI, especially for athletic military members.

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Newsweek: High factual reporting
Collections | The Runway (airforce.gov.au)
RAAF RUNWAY: RATIONALE, GUIDELINES, LEARNING OUTCOMES, ETC.

Body Roundness Can Predict Heart Disease Risk, Study Shows

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