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Will BVI replace BMI?
A new system for extracting body measurements has been developed to combat obesity
Obesity is one of the greatest health challenges faced today, and not confined to developed countries. Body Mass Index is still used by the World Health Organisation to measure obesity but is considered by some to be inaccurate. Is the Body Volume Index set to replace it?
Also on the programme: What is TerraSkin paper? Plus, a look at 'team purchasing' - combining internet shopping and social networking - which began in China and is now taking off in Spain.
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