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A body mass index in the range considered overweight is not linked to a higher mortality risk for many people — more evidence that BMI alone is not a reliable indicator of health.
A large study published Wednesday in the journal PLOS One, assessed the relationship between BMI and the risk of death from any cause, based on data from more than 550,000 U.S. adults over an average of nine years.
Last month, the American Medical Association adopted a policy advising physicians to use additional measures — including waist circumference, fat distribution in the body, and genetic factors — to assess a patient’s health.
A body mass index in the range considered overweight is not linked to a higher mortality risk for many people — more evidence that BMI alone is not a reliable indicator of health.
A large study published Wednesday in the journal PLOS One, assessed the relationship between BMI and the risk of death from any cause, based on data from more than 550,000 U.S. adults over an average of nine years.
Last month, the American Medical Association adopted a policy advising physicians to use additional measures — including waist circumference, fat distribution in the body, and genetic factors — to assess a patient’s health.
A body mass index in the range considered overweight is not linked to a higher mortality risk for many people — more evidence that BMI alone is not a reliable indicator of health.
A large study published Wednesday in the journal PLOS One, assessed the relationship between BMI and the risk of death from any cause, based on data from more than 550,000 U.S. adults over an average of nine years.
Last month, the American Medical Association adopted a policy advising physicians to use additional measures — including waist circumference, fat distribution in the body, and genetic factors — to assess a patient’s health.
BMI isn't always an indicator of body fat percentages, no surprise there.
Also, “There’s so much more to life than not dying,” Almandoz, who was not involved in the new research, said. “Studies like this can be misinterpreted by saying, ‘Well, up to a BMI of 30 is fine, or ‘Up to a BMI of 35 in older adults is fine,’ but that doesn’t mean that a person is not living with Type 2 diabetes or an increased risk for heart attack, stroke, heart failure.”
I found this discussion and citing of scientific studies re BMI levels very enlightening. It's by Dr. Michael Greger, a well-respected physician and author. See what you think:
BMI isn't a measure of body fat. It's a measure of body mass. The mass is made of muscle, fat, bone, water, etc. etc. But if you have a HIGH BMI, it's a warning that you probably need to check further to make sure that you're not heading down a path of illness. Like - do a caliper measure, if you're not sure. Or jump up and down. If it jiggles, you probably need to tighten it up a bit. If jumping up and down results in broken knees, you just might be morbidly obese.
BMI isn't always an indicator of body fat percentages, no surprise there.
Also, “There’s so much more to life than not dying,” Almandoz, who was not involved in the new research, said. “Studies like this can be misinterpreted by saying, ‘Well, up to a BMI of 30 is fine, or ‘Up to a BMI of 35 in older adults is fine,’ but that doesn’t mean that a person is not living with Type 2 diabetes or an increased risk for heart attack, stroke, heart failure.”
Right! There's so much more to living than just sucking air in and out. That's not to say that BMI is worthless. It's just saying there's a lot more to evaluating a healthy body than just the BMI.
Buried in the article: The study results did, however, show that participants with a BMI of 30 or more faced a greater mortality risk.
I would have led with that
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