https://hotair.com/headlines/archives/2012/04/04/bad-news-americans-are-fatter-than-we-think/feed/HotAir is the leading conservative blog for breaking news and commentary covering the Biden administration, politics, media, culture, and current elections.en-usTue, 09 Jun 2026 08:01:18 -0400<![CDATA[Braverman and his co-author, Dr. Nirav Shah, New York State’s Commissioner of Health, studied 1,400 men and women, comparing their BMI measurement to their percentage of body fat, as measured by a dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DEXA) scan. While BMI is a simple ratio of a person’s height and weight, the DEXA scan — which is normally used to measure bone density — can distinguish between bone, fat and muscle mass.]]>Wed, 04 Apr 2012 22:20:00 -0400<![CDATA[Allahpundit]]>https://hotair.com/headlines/2012/04/04/bad-news-americans-are-fatter-than-we-think-n91360