Tired Of Hearing About BMI?

 I read an article earlier this week about BMI. If you haven't heard of BMI it's a measure of body fat that is used by doctors. The idea is that if you are someone high in body fat then your doctor should be educating you on the health problems that you could be facing in the future. 

Today, doctors and other experts are saying the BMI method of calculating body fat isn't accurate enough. This very old method is based on your height and weight. Now experts are saying that in many cases it's better to be examed by a doctor and let the doctor make a decision based on your overall health. You don't have to be shaped like an apple to have too much body fat.

Having too much body fat can be causes by the foods you eat. Some foods add fat to the body and some foods burn body fat. Most people with excess body fat are just eating the wrong foods. 

Yes, some things can be blamed on genetics, but genetics could put your fat cells in the same places as your mom, for example, if your mother had big hips and thighs then you might also have big hips and thighs if you add fat. 

That example assumes that you have the same eating habits as your mom. The amount of fat you put on your body is a result of the foods you eat. But where genetics comes in play is that siblings that eat the same foods for all the years they live at home will not always add the same amount of fat. We all have some fat, but in the cases of siblings one can turn out to be heavier than the other. That was true with me and my brother. Even if your sibling is eating the same foods in the same amounts, we don't all burn calories the same way or in the quantity. That we do get from genetics. Everyone is different in some ways even if you both have the same parents. 

You can do something about body fat no matter what size or age or sex. It's never to late to make a change.

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