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Source: guardian.co.uk Society

Nov 09, 2009

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Public health campaigns make a fetish of BMI – body mass index. In reality, it's a fat lot of good compared to a tape measure

Across Britain, pharmacists are being marshalled as the front line troops in the battle of the bulge. And to reinforce their role, battalions of them have been taking the opportunity to measure up their customers during National Obesity Week, given its theme, inspired by the National Obesity Forum, is to get people thinking about their Body Mass Index or BMI.

Pharmacists – including some of the big high street names – manage to flog many pills and potions without a thought for the extent to which they are complicit in misleading their customers. A lot of these products have no genuine scientific testing, but may soon be forced to come up with proof or drop the bogus claims.

Talking to a leading pharmacist recently, he was in no doubt that the pharmacists' profession needs to clean up its act in respect of the dud stuff masquerading as diet and weight control treatments on the shelves. When someone walks through the chemist's door to get a

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