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yeah i'm 6'0 205 with really low % body fat (i lift heavy) and my 'hand done' bmi (just taking height/weight into consideration and not doing a full body measurement) says i'm obese, which is insane.
stupid policy. i'm all about fixing the obesity epidemic, but negative reinforcement via the gov isn't the way.
Don't tou know you're all supposed to fit into a certain look? Fcts and reality be damned.
ehhhhh, i don't really consider being obese a 'look'. its detrimental to your health. stuff like purple hair, black lip stick, busting a sag are all 'looks', and are all fine with me, but most people in this country really do need to do a pushup or two.Originally Posted by JuBru
like i said, its a problem, but a tax is handling it the wrong way.
Aren't you supposed to also include the skin pinch measurements for BMI
1. the tricep area of your arm
2. just above your knee
3. your love handle area
I thought these gave you a much better # to go by.
[QUOTE=techman05;941827]Aren't you supposed to also include the skin pinch measurements for BMI/QUOTE]
Nope. Just height and weight.
http://www.nhlbisupport.com/bmi/
Originally Posted by champion110
I am less angry this morning and ready to get back up on the horse. That girl was a freak last night.
Originally Posted by champion110
In fact, I finally had to tell her to stop over the last weekend, because I was worn out and needed a break.
[QUOTE=DogtorEvil;941829]According to that, I should just stop eating now. Forget Atkins, I need to get on the bulemia express.
All they are doing is setting requirements for the basic information to be included in a centralized health records system. It would require additional legislation, significant new legislation, to take this to a level where you could be taxed based on your BMI.
And yes, like so many other single-figure indicators, BMI is a poor estimate of body fat. But it is a pretty good rough guide, which is all it's intended for. No competent physician is going to make major treatment decisions based solely on BMI, but most are going to look at BMI as one of many rough indicators of overall health. And you can bet that the gov't decided to get into the business of taxing or otherwise punishing people based on obesity, there would be a lot of debate about BMI before it were used as an index.
As a healthcare provider, I like the idea of centralized records. It makes a huge difference in one's ability to look at the big picture of a patient's health and to be able to provide continuity of care. And with info such as BMI provided to agencies such as the CDC in aggregate, it allows for some excellent healthcare research. In fact, we already rely pretty heavily upon knowledge based on research done using aggregate date from centralized healthcare records in Europe.
Following this line of thinking, most of the Legislators (and administration for that matter) would be considered obese by their BMI. However, I'm sure there is legal language providing an exemption.
I'm still having trouble understanding the histrionics about this.
1) If your current medical records are HIPAA compliant, they ALREADY have your BMI. This regulation basically just applies extant HIPAA guidelines to the new EHR.
2) The journalist, not the legislation or any other guidelines, links this with Michele Obama's anti-obesity campaign.
And BMI is still a generally good screening metric, and that's all any competent provider uses it for. Much like temperature and blood pressure, it provides some basic screening data, and is not meant to be an authoritative measure of an underlying condition. And BMI, though variable, is still correlated with health outcomes, even though it isn't a good measure of body fat.
I don't like the idea of my records being shared with anybody but my doctor and I. I don't care if it compromises my care if I break my leg while visiting the Grand Canyon.
Exemption, ha, you give them too much credit. There is probably a rebate incentive written in for them no matter their BMI.
My concerns with this are:
1) My health issues are between my doctor and myself. No one else needs to have access to them, especially the government.
2) All may be fine for now, but I do not trust what they might do in the future with this information. This administration or following ones.
Perhaps I am being totally paranoid, but I do not trust the government, regardless of which party is in power.
Yep, them, etc. .... possible income redistribution again?
And this tubby is who will enforce it. Don't you just love Dems/libs double standards.
U.S. Surgeon General Regina Benjamin.
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