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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If your doctor is so uninformed he's relying on BMI for health advice, it's time to find a new physician. It's the same BMI chart used for 20-year-olds.

If you've maintained a steady weight for years, I'd definitely not rock the boat and get on the lose weight/gain weight treadmill. As soon as you lose weight, your body will start pushing to regain it. If you want to up your exercise or make another small lifestyle modification, that's one thing.

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I don’t think her dr was basing anything on BMI, he was basing his advice on the fact that even small amounts of weight loss such as 7-8 lbs can have profound effects on BP and glucose regulation.  In part, that is done by hopefully adapting healthier habits.  But in the abscess of losing any weight at all, diet and exercise don’t have as much of an effect on these things if it isn’t also paired with losing some pounds.  As long as losing a few pounds isn’t going to make you underweight, I think this is solid advice if medical issues mentioned are creeping up[/quote]

Then he needs to say this -- that the actual issue is BP and glucose regulation and diet and exercise improvements should ideally paired with weight loss for the best effects -- rather than just saying, "lose a few pounds" which just sounds really silly without context.[/quote]

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