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Forum: Weight Loss News and Current Events 07-21-2009, 02:43 PM
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Definitely! Weight is so complicated...far TOO...

Definitely! Weight is so complicated...far TOO complicated to use only one measure as an end-all for recommendations. That's why it kills me to think that my health insurance, were it not...
Forum: Weight Loss News and Current Events 07-21-2009, 12:47 PM
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Posted By mandalinn82
Wow, that's awesome that Canada's standard is to...

Wow, that's awesome that Canada's standard is to look at waist circumference. Unfortunately, too many decisions are made PURELY on a BMI basis, especially for things like insurance coverage/pricing....
Forum: Weight Loss News and Current Events 07-20-2009, 06:02 PM
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Posted By mandalinn82
Personal thoughts - I do think the BMI is limited...

Personal thoughts - I do think the BMI is limited in it's usefulness, particularly in classifying individuals and for setting individual weight goals. But I disagree with the article title (which I...
Forum: Weight Loss News and Current Events 07-20-2009, 06:00 PM
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Posted By mandalinn82
Beyond BMI - Why doctors won't stop using an outdated measure for obesity.

Taken from Slate...an interesting summary of the history, limitations, and current use of the BMI scale.

http://www.slate.com/id/2223095
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