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BMI is a limited measurement for body composition. Could BIA be the replacement?

By Will Stone,
Ayesha Rascoe
Published August 3, 2025 at 7:07 AM CDT

BMI is still commonly used to assess obesity even though research has shown it's not necessarily a reliable metric. A new study proposes doctors instead use technology that can measure body fat.

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Will Stone
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Ayesha Rascoe
Ayesha Rascoe is the host of Weekend Edition Sunday and the Saturday episodes of Up First. As host of the morning news magazine, she interviews news makers, entertainers, politicians and more about the stories that everyone is talking about or that everyone should be talking about.