Did you know that BMI is a deeply flawed measure of health?
In this episode, Tara, Elizabeth and Maria break down what BMI (the Body Mass Index) gets wrong — how it harms and what you can pay attention to instead.
The history behind BMI is very interesting. The Body Mass Index was created by Adolphe Quetelet, a Belgian astronomer, mathematician, statistician, and sociologist. He devised the basis of the BMI between 1830 and 1850 as he developed what he called "social physics".
BMI does not tell us anything about health - and in fact, BMI can be very bad for mental health and create a lot of weight stigmas and shame.
Topics discussed in this episode:
“Weight and health are not the same thing, and BMI is not really that useful.”
Let’s connect and keep the conversation going!
Tara De Leon, Master Personal Trainer
Email: FitnessTrainer19@hotmail.com
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Maria Winters, LCPC, NCC
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FB: https://www.facebook.com/MWcoachingtherapy
Website: www.thecoachingtherapist.com
Elizabeth Harris, MS, RDN, LDN
FB: Health and Healing with Intuitive Eating community
https://www.facebook.com/groups/healthandhealingwithintuitiveeating
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ElizabethHarrisNutrition
Email: livehealthy@elizabethharrisnutrition.com
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