Qoncerns with Quena

What is BMI? BMI means “body mass index”. It is a tool used by healthcare professionals to place people in categories by comparing their weight to height. These different weight classes are then used to guess the likelihood of being/becoming ill. Keyword TOOL to GUESS likelihood of illness. BMIs have acceptions to the rule. Being in the “overweight/obese 1 class” doesn’t automatically make you unhealthy, but statistically increase your risk from suffering certain illnesses. Although I disagree with the statement “you can be healthy at any size”, I do believe that healthy is subjective. Healthy does not present the same physically on everyone. There are better ways to assess your quality of health than using a BMI such as comparing your hip to waist measurements, keeping vitals within normal range, and checking to see if your labs are within normal range. Do not limit yourself to a tool meant to sort out people at higher risk of illness from large crowds. Get personalized care, do not use a room thermostat on the wall to take your body temperature. That is not what it was created for.

Reference:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4890841/

With love,
Quena the Dietitian