Is it time to update body mass index standards in the elderly or embrace measurements of body composition?

Eur J Clin Nutr. 2017 Sep;71(9):1029-1032. doi: 10.1038/ejcn.2017.39. Epub 2017 Apr 12.

Authors

L Ben-Yacov¹, P Ainembabazi¹, A H Stark¹

Affiliation

¹ School of Nutritional Sciences, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Robert H Smith Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Environment, Rehovot, Israel.

PMID: 28402323
DOI: 10.1038/ejcn.2017.39

No abstract available

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Review

MeSH terms

Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Body Mass Index
Elder Nutritional Physiological Phenomena*
Evidence-Based Medicine*
Female
Global Health*
Humans
Male
Mortality
Obesity / diagnosis*
Obesity / mortality
Overweight / diagnosis*
Overweight / mortality
Practice Guidelines as Topic*
Thinness / diagnosis*
Thinness / mortality