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Desirable Weight Tables Condemned as Unscientific
Harvard expert Dr. Carl Seltzer calls Metropolitan Life desirable weight tables unscientific and misleading. He says insurers rely on them but medical use should not treat them as gospel and urges new studies to reflect diverse body builds. He cites Cassius Clay and Sonny Liston to illustrate misfits, and warns obesity, not mere overweight, endangers longevity.
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Harvard School of Public Health
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