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Rethinking the body mass index with guest, Carol Sames, PhD on Upstate's The Informed Patient podcast

Body roundness index: A new way to calculate body fat

The body roundness index, or BRI, offers a new way to measure someone's body fat. The BRI is meant to correct some of the shortcomings of the body mass index, or BMI, which cannot distinguish between fat and muscle. Exercise physiologist Carol Sames explains how the new BRI works and how to calculate your own BRI. She is an associate professor of physical therapy education at Upstate.

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