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0 pointsPuppyTailWags3y ago0 comments

> Measuring BMI requires stepping on a scale and knowing how tall you are.

There are contradicting posts in this very thread that say high BMI and obesity aren't necessarily the same thing, because apparently you can be tall and be only mildly into lifting and suddenly you have a high BMI. If that's the case [I'm not a lifter] then it makes total sense to me to track resting blood glucose, not obesity, because it's simply the more accurate measurement.

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vorpalhex3y ago

> because apparently you can be tall and be only mildly into lifting and suddenly you have a high BMI.

Very unlikely. BMI is a standardized model. Unless you are dramatically out of the parameters (you're 7'2" or you are an olympic lifter) it is pretty accurate.

You can also use calipers in that case - you need someone to help you because you can't reach it yourself but it's very fast and accurate.

Again, insulin testing is expensive, invasive and time consuming. You might get insulin tested once a year.

PuppyTailWagsOP3y ago

I'm merely pointing out that it's apparently not as simple as stepping on a scale because no one can get their heads straight about high BMI's causation to begin with or what to do about it.

It just seems much simpler to me to take an actually accurate test once a year and prescribe purely based on the accurate testing. That way we also get skinnyfat people.

vorpalhex3y ago

Imagine if once a year, your boss sat you down and went "Hey, you did a terrible job this year. No promotion."

You might ask him why he didn't give you any feedback earlier so you could have fixed the issue. "Oh, well I only give feedback once a year since it is hard to do".

You need regular (weekly, biweekly) feedback on your diet.

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0 pointsPuppyTailWags3y ago0 comments

> Measuring BMI requires stepping on a scale and knowing how tall you are.

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vorpalhex3y ago

> because apparently you can be tall and be only mildly into lifting and suddenly you have a high BMI.

Very unlikely. BMI is a standardized model. Unless you are dramatically out of the parameters (you're 7'2" or you are an olympic lifter) it is pretty accurate.

You can also use calipers in that case - you need someone to help you because you can't reach it yourself but it's very fast and accurate.

Again, insulin testing is expensive, invasive and time consuming. You might get insulin tested once a year.

PuppyTailWagsOP3y ago

I'm merely pointing out that it's apparently not as simple as stepping on a scale because no one can get their heads straight about high BMI's causation to begin with or what to do about it.

It just seems much simpler to me to take an actually accurate test once a year and prescribe purely based on the accurate testing. That way we also get skinnyfat people.

vorpalhex3y ago

Imagine if once a year, your boss sat you down and went "Hey, you did a terrible job this year. No promotion."

You might ask him why he didn't give you any feedback earlier so you could have fixed the issue. "Oh, well I only give feedback once a year since it is hard to do".

You need regular (weekly, biweekly) feedback on your diet.

j / k navigate · click thread line to collapse