Reject the BMI: A More Holistic Approach to Weight

For a long time, the Body Mass Index, or BMI, has been a widely used tool for measuring weight status. However, its limitations are gaining apparent. BMI, which is based solely on elevation and weight, fails to account for important factors like body composition, bone density, ethnicity, and overall health. A person with a high muscle mass, for ins

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Ditch it Scale: Why BMI Doesn't Show The Story

Obsessed about your weight? It might be time to ignore the scale and focus on how you look! The Body Mass Index (BMI), while commonly used, is just one part of the puzzle. It doesn't consider muscle mass, bone density, or body shape. Focusing solely on BMI can be inaccurate, leading to unhealthy behaviors and a distorted view of your health. Rathe

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Ditching a Diet: Why BMI Fails Us

The quest for the perfect weight often leads us down a rabbit hole of restrictive diets and obsessive calorie counting. We're bombarded with messages telling us to shrink, to squeeze into smaller sizes, and to achieve some elusive "ideal" body shape. But what if the/our/a focus on weight loss is misplaced? What if the numbers on the scale aren't te

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