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My doctor is full of hooey!
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<blockquote data-quote="LittleDudesMom" data-source="post: 361905" data-attributes="member: 805"><p>With the issue our country has with obesity, it seems the new trend is to define obesity by BMI rather than the old height/weight guide. However, to get the BMI, you have to use your height and weight!</p><p></p><p>The definition of obesity used to those who were 20% above their "ideal" weight. Now you are overweight if you have a BMI of between 24 and 29 and morbidly obese with a BMI of 30 or above. If we use Step2's example, since she's so open about her height and weight - if she is 5'3" and weighed 145 her BMI would have been 26 - that is considered overweight but not borderline obsese. Now, at 129, her BMI would be between 21 and 22 - the normal range.</p><p></p><p>If we use the old forumla of obesity which was 20% - the average weight for a woman 5'3" would have been 121. 20% of 121 would have put that person at 144 - which is now considered overweight - not border line obese or obese.</p><p></p><p>All these numbers go to show that the average weight numbers using the BMI index has gone up.</p><p></p><p>Unfortunately, it doesn't change that I'm morbidly obese.........but I'm working on it.......</p><p></p><p>Oh, and your doctor is full of hooey!</p><p></p><p>Sharon</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="LittleDudesMom, post: 361905, member: 805"] With the issue our country has with obesity, it seems the new trend is to define obesity by BMI rather than the old height/weight guide. However, to get the BMI, you have to use your height and weight! The definition of obesity used to those who were 20% above their "ideal" weight. Now you are overweight if you have a BMI of between 24 and 29 and morbidly obese with a BMI of 30 or above. If we use Step2's example, since she's so open about her height and weight - if she is 5'3" and weighed 145 her BMI would have been 26 - that is considered overweight but not borderline obsese. Now, at 129, her BMI would be between 21 and 22 - the normal range. If we use the old forumla of obesity which was 20% - the average weight for a woman 5'3" would have been 121. 20% of 121 would have put that person at 144 - which is now considered overweight - not border line obese or obese. All these numbers go to show that the average weight numbers using the BMI index has gone up. Unfortunately, it doesn't change that I'm morbidly obese.........but I'm working on it....... Oh, and your doctor is full of hooey! Sharon [/QUOTE]
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