Research Post #2

My first site I came across and also one of favorite sites is http://thisisnotadiet-itsmylife.com/tag/bmi-chart/I really like this article in the New York Times. It goes over how the BMI is only height and weight and how we should really look at Body Fat percentages. After researching and finding this site I recognized that this site agrees and states that BMI is not accurate or a good source to base someone’s health. It goes on to say how it’s sad and unfortunate that health insurances use the BMI charts for life policies. I like how it brings up the statement that it is not someone who is obese that is the killer but the heart problems and diabetes. How the lap band is given to people who have a 35+ BMI but instead of doing surgery and having to pay that much money to make your stomach smaller but to change your life styles and choices.

Further down the site I love the statement how a 15 year old was told she was severally overweight. She had liked her body but the doctor told her different. I myself feel like no matter how hard I try I will never me smack enough. The teenager asked if she had body dysmorphia? Is she bigger than she thought? These are all questions many of us ask ourselves after we look up our BMI.

Does your BMI define your health?

Does your BMI (Body Mass Index) really define your health? Today it seems that we are working and concentrating so hard on being that “healthy person” based off of a chart. More women than men spend millions all together on diets, exercise plans that don’t always work for them. Some who are the healthiest they have ever felt because they just lost 100 pounds but according to the scale are still overweight. This is an issues majority of people fight and deal with on a daily basis, I know I do. I had a baby at the age of 15. How do I know what my body type would have been if I didn’t have a son so young? Could this obesity issue also be because what and how they are growing our food or how today’s economy is? It’s cheaper to eat fatty that healthy. It’s faster to buy a Big Mac than steaming veggies when you’re running out the door to work or for your child’s sports activity. When they designed the BMI scale did they look into different DNA (genes)?  Does our society think skinny is healthy? Who made this scale? Is this why we have more teen girls that starve themselves?  We see all over the news how America’s obesity rate is the highest today that it has ever been, is this because the BMI scale is off?  Is this a way to keep our medical careers so rich in profits sending patients to specialist? I have mixed feelings. I am considered to be overweight myself, which yes I do feel and see how I can lose some weight but at the same time having meat on my bones is more attractive than being skin and bones. I have never had high blood pressure, sugar cholesterol or any other health issues but see many friends that are thin and have a normal BMI and have a list of health issues.  

 

 

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