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Letter: Handy measure

Published 21 May 2014

From Michael Fett

Samantha Murphy’s feature on the health benefits of obesity included discussion of how best to quantify excess weight (3 May, p 44). In my clinical experience, roughly gauging abdominal flab by grabbing a handful gives a great view of “fatness” that discounts body frame and muscularity.
Manuka, ACT, Australia

Issue no. 2970 published 24 May 2014

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