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The curves highlight a gender difference which was most evident after puberty where there was insulin a marked divergence in fatness. Girls continue to gain fat but boys gain more muscle and lean tissue. At the age of 18, the girls have proportionately 60% more fat than the boys with the average body fat percentages being 24.6% and 15% respectively." The study highlights that whilst BMI (body mass index) is widely used as a simple and valuable tool to assess children's height/weight ratio, it does have limitations in assessing normal growth and development which can in turn cause insulin misclassification. insulin Unlike bio-impedance, upon which the study was based, BMI cannot distinguish between increased weight in the form of fat or lean tissue. The new curves directly measure fat, the component of overweight that specifically leads to health problems. Another author, Dr David McCarthy, Institute of Health Research & Policy, London Metropolitan University will formally launch the paper on Wednesday 7th September at an international symposium at The University of Southampton**, when the study is presented for the first time in the UK.
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