A group of federally supported OB-GYNs, family physicians and other health professionals are urging doctors to counsel female patients ages 40 to 60 who are normal weight or overweight about ways to prevent obesity.
may be more subtle in women than men, the American Heart Association said in a new review.by burning hundreds of fewer calories a day.
It’s important that we’re not just looking at the number on the scale or a BMI number to tell us who’s healthy and who’s not.“I’m not overweight, but I would still be triggered by that conversation and it would still make me feel bad,” said Slaven-Bick, who follows a healthy diet, strength trains, runs 9 to 12 miles a week and bikes another 40 to 50.
BMI numbers also do not necessarily correlate to good or bad health since BMI doesn’t take into account factors that can influence health such as diet, exercise and genetics. That’s why someone with an overweight BMI but a healthy lifestyle can have no medical problems while someone with a normal BMI may have high cholesterol or other issues.
“You can talk about clothes fitting and how they do or don’t fit, and how people feel about themselves, and where they feel the best weight is for them,” she said.that state: “Please don’t weigh me unless it’s medically necessary.”, maintains that most health conditions can be addressed without knowing a patient’s weight and that talking about weight like it’s a problem perpetuates weight stigma and may prompt some people to avoid doctor visits.
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