Salim Yusuf Quotes

The global burden of obesity has been substantially underestimated by the reliance of BMI in previous studies.

- Salim Yusuf

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I don't think there is anything magic about this ratio, except that it's a window to the balance between muscle and fat. Around the waist there is no large muscle. - Salim Yusuf

BMI is a very weak predictor of the risk of a heart attack. Measuring the girth of the waist and [the] girth of the hip is far more powerful. - Salim Yusuf