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Boudica: Queen of War reviewed by an expert in the real ancient British ruler

Boudica: Queen of War reviewed by an expert in the real ancient British ruler: Warning: this review contains some spoilers for Boudica: Queen of War. Boudica: Queen of War is a lively and violent retelling of the ancient British queen’s story. Written and directed by Jessie V. Johnson, the film draws deeply upon Tacitus’ account …

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Stop measuring obesity with a ruler: we’ve discovered a far better predictor of health

Stop measuring obesity with a ruler: we’ve discovered a far better predictor of health: Many rugby players are overweight, as defined by their BMI. Roger Sedres/Shutterstock.com For over a century, we have relied on a simplistic measure to determine if someone is a “healthy” weight or not. This is the body mass index (BMI) – …

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