Body fat mass and not identify the need for weight loss

Medical study reported that the measurement of body fat more accurately determine the need for people to lose excess weight.
Researchers from the University of Pavia in Italy Increased body fat increases the risk of many of the major health problems such as heart disease and diabetes.
They pointed out that the use of BMI alone does not distinguish between fat mass and fat-free mass and does not reflect the distribution of fat mass.
The study included 23 men and 40 women between the ages of 20 and 65 years for an analysis of the structure of the body in the Research Center for Human Nutrition and Eating Disorders at the University.
The volunteers were healthy but sedentary lives and were not following a low-calorie diet.
He received the research team on the body mass index for each person as well as measurements of body fat, including waist circumference and total percent body fat, also calculated a measurement similar to BMI that identifies fat mass is called mass index, body fat.
Then the researchers compared the rate in the study group that will recommend losing weight according to each measure, and found that the accounts of the body mass index identified 11% of the group on the recommendations they need to lose weight and 41% in need of basic recommendations to lose weight.
In contrast, waist circumference measurements indicated that about 25% need to lose pounds and 36% in need of basic recommendations to lose weight.
Will also receive 29% and 48% similar recommendations losing weight, measured as the percentage total body fat, and will receive 21% and 54% the same.
The researchers say that the studies that focus on change in body fat among larger groups of people have received recommendations to change the way of life may limit any better indicator of body fat is more relevant in terms of clinical.