Description
In this episode Dr. Loh discusses BMI vs body composition and how we can be deceived by the number on the scale.
Find out more about Normal Weight Obesity in episode 2 of vlmd rounds.
0:55 What's my ideal weight?
2:16 What is body composition
2:43 BMI
4:39 Ethnic differences in BMI
6:17 Body composition
7:14 % body fat criteria for obesity
8:52 de Lorenzo et al study BMI vs % body fat
11:26 Inconsistency between DXA and bioimpedance % body fat
12:43 CT/MRI to measure body comp
14:32 Other devices to measure body comp
16:45 DXA vs Bioimpedance devices
17:10 radiation levels from DXA
19:25 "trick" for converting bioimpedance to DXA % body fat
22:46 Health risks of normal weight obesity
27:36 Where to get a DXA body comp
28:47 Prevalence of obesity in US by % body fat (est)
32:15 Stigma of obesity
32:50 Aging and body comp
34:16 Diseases with accelerated lean mass loss
35:01 Wrapup
