Welcome to DU! The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards. Join the community: Create a free account Support DU (and get rid of ads!): Become a Star Member Latest Breaking News Editorials & Other Articles General Discussion The DU Lounge All Forums Issue Forums Culture Forums Alliance Forums Region Forums Support Forums Help & Search

Health

Doodley

(10,444 posts)

15. I think medical professionals are smarter than that.

Reply to Alpeduez21 (Reply #5)

Wed Oct 11, 2023, 06:43 PM

Oct 2023

Edit history

Please sign in to view edit histories.

21 replies

= new reply since forum marked as read

Highlight:

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

Latest Discussions»Issue Forums»Health»Why BMI is flawed -- and ...»Reply #15