tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7890604293949783916.post975000567852283630..comments2022-09-25T22:30:29.822-05:00Comments on Low-Carb for You: Can You Be Fat and Not Know It?Stargazeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09566854038842118222noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7890604293949783916.post-5917359100466852612011-05-22T06:36:31.724-05:002011-05-22T06:36:31.724-05:00I just read the JAMA study that was linked. The un...I just read the JAMA study that was linked. The underweight deaths were associated with respiratory disease particularly in Koreans who had TB ! I think the overweight and underweight in that study should have been more like for like and from a Western country such as the US or UK and not from one where infectious diseases such as TB are endemic as it skews the results of this study imho.Annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07160051347588051524noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7890604293949783916.post-29545423023742597272010-11-30T15:50:47.141-06:002010-11-30T15:50:47.141-06:00Those conclusions about BMI are based on the SAD, ...Those conclusions about BMI are based on the SAD, not a diet free from the Neolithic agents of disease.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7890604293949783916.post-89395855682219289112010-11-07T21:36:19.137-06:002010-11-07T21:36:19.137-06:00Hi, Ned! I like your blog, too. Thanks for introdu...Hi, Ned! I like your blog, too. Thanks for introducing me to it!Stargazeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09566854038842118222noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7890604293949783916.post-74315207470116668252010-10-29T09:11:26.223-05:002010-10-29T09:11:26.223-05:00Hi Stargazey.
I like your blog!
These BMI-mortal...Hi Stargazey.<br /><br />I like your blog!<br /><br />These BMI-mortality findings are consistent with an analysis I conducted recently on the China Study II data:<br /><br />http://healthcorrelator.blogspot.com/2010/10/china-study-ii-does-calorie-restriction.html<br /><br />In simple terms, the China Study II data seems to suggest that those who eat well, but not too much, live the longest. Those who eat little have slightly lower longevity (a bit of a blow to the calorie restriction theory of longevity). Those who eat too much seem to have the lowest longevity, perhaps because of the negative effects of excessive body fat.<br /><br />BMI is not such a bad measure, because muscular but lean people are somewhat rare. The influence that this minority has on statistical tests tends to be relatively small. The larger the sample, probably the smaller the influence.Ned Kockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02755560885749335053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7890604293949783916.post-41788585200347236982010-10-20T17:19:16.930-05:002010-10-20T17:19:16.930-05:00Hi, Jake! I agree that BMI leaves much to be desir...Hi, Jake! I agree that BMI leaves much to be desired, but as somebody who supervises a medical office, I'd say that investing in skin fold calipers and doing 3-site skin fold measurements probably won't catch on. It's hard enough to get an accurate height, weight, temperature, pulse and blood pressure. And you wouldn't get paid extra for the skin fold measurements. (Sorry that it works that way, but it does.) So I think we'll probably have to make do with BMI and all its flaws.<br /><br />Hi, Steve! Your observation about the longer lifespan for people over 65 with a BMI between 25 and 30 sounds correct, but I couldn't find a reference. Do you have one?<br /><br />Hi, Nancy! I agree that people who frequent health-related websites may think of themselves as less healthy than they really are. However my interactions with people in everyday life lead me to believe that many people are in a state of denial about their weight and their health. They see fat people all around them, and they see doctors working medical miracles. With those things in mind, they figure that whatever they're doing is probably normal and they don't need to change anything. But I could be wrong.Stargazeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09566854038842118222noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7890604293949783916.post-75491823745331892342010-10-20T16:56:00.787-05:002010-10-20T16:56:00.787-05:00Actually the answer is NO...
BMI is a big bullshi...Actually the answer is NO...<br /><br />BMI is a big bullshit tool that doesn't say anything about being fat or about health. It doesnt take into account bodyfat or musculature or bone weight.deon10https://www.blogger.com/profile/06205349868239475329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7890604293949783916.post-55938957956257158852010-10-20T02:12:36.498-05:002010-10-20T02:12:36.498-05:00This is so funny to me! I have ALWAYS had a fatte...This is so funny to me! I have ALWAYS had a fatter image than what I am. When I saw these pictures I thought, for sure I am a 9. I'm betting my bmi is off the charts. However when I did the bmi calculator, I am a 6. Still I think I am somewhat fatter than that 6 because i carry my weight around my waist, with small hips etc. I KNOW that even if I was in the "normal" range of bmi, i would probably still have a waist that was bigger than what they say it should be.<br /><br />That said I am just not super stressed about it anymore. When I was 118 lbs and had a bmi that showed I was underweight, I still felt fat because my waist was never small. <br /><br />I think more people have the opposite body image issue, they think they are much fatter than what they are.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7890604293949783916.post-61448023314107042142010-10-20T01:53:27.061-05:002010-10-20T01:53:27.061-05:00For Americans over 65, the longest lifespans are s...For Americans over 65, the longest lifespans are seen at BMI between 25 and 30.<br /><br />Thanks for reviewing this info for us.Steve Parker, M.D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13127995984175635389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7890604293949783916.post-54681732865433634342010-10-19T20:29:34.501-05:002010-10-19T20:29:34.501-05:00BMI is the most useless health measure in medicine...BMI is the most useless health measure in medicine today.<br />It tells you nothing about body composition and proper body comp is extremely important for longevity and health.<br /><br />My BMI is 25.9 which puts me in the overweight category. But my body fat percent is 11.2 using skin fold calipers.<br /><br />The medical industry should move to a 3 site skin fold measurement to determine body fat percentage. It is just as easy to learn as proper blood pressure measurement and takes about as long.<br /><br />Yeah I know it is not super accurate, but it is 100 times more accurate than BMI in determining the health status of an individual.Jakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09208548778259311459noreply@blogger.com