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Some people with high BMIs are reluctant because the metric is a poor indicator of health
According to the CDC, 42% of American adults have obesity. All that means is they have a certain height-to-weight ratio. It doesn t tell us about how much body fat they have or where it s stored, how active they are or how healthy they eat, or anything about their race or socioeconomic status.
After all, BMI was originally developed as an epidemiological tool to assess largely white, 19th century European populations, not as a substitute for individualized diagnoses.
The holidays have been over for weeks now, and a new year is in full effect with people sharing their hopes and resolutions, among the most popular being weight loss.
What is not often mentioned is that this seemingly innocuous goal leads into a rabbit hole of toxic and dangerous mentalities, not to mention hundreds of dollars wasted.
To see an issue in one s current lifestyle and want to make a change is an admirable goal. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), about 42% of adults in the U.S. are overweight. There should be zero doubt that obesity is a very real and prevalent issue in the U.S.