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hlthe2b

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8. Read the article. Similar problems are developing for monitoring those on Ozempic/Wygovy

Reply to Doodley (Reply #3)

Wed Oct 11, 2023, 07:03 AM

Oct 2023

Not to mention the fact that the overly simplistic measure doesn't work for a significant percentage of the population renders it sufficiently unreliable to require us to look at alternatives or at least additional measurements. Even simple waist circumference (v hip measurement) affords more consistent and useful data.

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Why BMI is flawed -- and how to redefine obesity [View all] sl8 Oct 2023 OP

Why complicate something that is uncomplicated and an accurate measure in most cases? Doodley Oct 2023 #1

Your waist circumference should not exceed your height Alpeduez21 Oct 2023 #4

+1 agree. All the bmi tells me is I'm too short :)..nt mitch96 Oct 2023 #13

There was a slide show created for a national conference I attended a few years back showing hlthe2b Oct 2023 #2

They know they don't need to lose weight, so it really doesn't matter. For the people in which Doodley Oct 2023 #3

But the medical staff and insurance companies will look at the Alpeduez21 Oct 2023 #5

Yes, they DO hlthe2b Oct 2023 #11

I think medical professionals are smarter than that. Doodley Oct 2023 #15

Not in my case NickB79 Oct 2023 #21

Read the article. Similar problems are developing for monitoring those on Ozempic/Wygovy hlthe2b Oct 2023 #8

BMI basically tells you if somebody is overweight or underweight, taking into account height. Doodley Oct 2023 #16

Read the science on it. hlthe2b Oct 2023 #18

So weighing somebody (and obviously taking height into account) isn't a good way of seeing if Doodley Oct 2023 #19

Yup, if you go by BMI Brady and Gronk are over weight...HA!! nt mitch96 Oct 2023 #14

And people in that elite group are a fraction of a percent of the population NickB79 Oct 2023 #20

I call it the Bullshit Medical Indicator. Alpeduez21 Oct 2023 #6

Yes. It was created for population assessment and has some utility there. hlthe2b Oct 2023 #9

But I assume your doctor wants to know the weight of his patients. That is a basic when Doodley Oct 2023 #17

This has been a right wing talking point for years. njhoneybadger Oct 2023 #7

I beg to differ. It is position of the medical community at large to replace or at least supplement hlthe2b Oct 2023 #10

Makes a lot of sense to me. Joinfortmill Oct 2023 #12