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What is the healthiest BMI to maintain?
Low carb suppresses your appetite to the degree that almost any
maintenance weight can be achieved. Ideal BMI seems to be a controversial issue. For years A BMI of between 22 and 25 was considered healthy however recently there have been studies that suggest a lower BMI is better. One study claims risk of diabetes is three times higher for people with BMI's between 22 and 25. Other studies claim lower mortality figures for people qith BMI's all the way down to 17! What is really healthiest? |
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What is the healthiest BMI to maintain?
I'm 5'11" at 180lbs. My BMI is calculated at 25.1. To get down to 17, I
would have to weigh in at 125lbs. Somehow I can't envision that being a very good weight for any 5'11" male. Even a BMI of 20, which is smack in the middle for normal, would put me at a weight of 145. I can't see myself losing another 35lbs to get there. I consider myself to be of average muscularity. I read an article about the accuracy of the BMI tables. The news clip said that Tom Cruise would be overweight with a BMI over 25. Arnold Schwartzeneggar was categorized as obese. Tom 210/180/180 wrote in message ... Low carb suppresses your appetite to the degree that almost any maintenance weight can be achieved. Ideal BMI seems to be a controversial issue. For years A BMI of between 22 and 25 was considered healthy however recently there have been studies that suggest a lower BMI is better. One study claims risk of diabetes is three times higher for people with BMI's between 22 and 25. Other studies claim lower mortality figures for people qith BMI's all the way down to 17! What is really healthiest? |
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On Sun, 27 Jun 2004 18:59:19 -0400, "marengo"
wrote: wrote: One study claims risk of diabetes is | three times higher for people with BMI's between 22 and 25 High than what? Some ideal BMI apparantly, here is some quoted text. "The risk of diabetes was four times greater for subjects with BMIs of 22 or more. Even in just the 22 to 25 BMI range, which is supposedly healthy, the risk of having diabetes was close to three times greater. "We also calculated that if we could prevent gains in BMI beyond 22, we could prevent an estimated 46 percent of diabetes cases and 34 percent of impaired glucose tolerance cases, which is just astounding," Daniel said. The UNC report is among the first of several studies showing that an increased risk of diabetes exists in the 22 to 25 BMI range." |
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| On Sun, 27 Jun 2004 18:59:19 -0400, "marengo" | wrote: | || wrote: || One study claims risk of diabetes is ||| three times higher for people with BMI's between 22 and 25 || || High than what? | | Some ideal BMI apparantly, here is some quoted text. | | "The risk of diabetes was four times greater for subjects with BMIs of | 22 or more. Even in just the 22 to 25 BMI range, which is supposedly | healthy, the risk of having diabetes was close to three times greater. | "We also calculated that if we could prevent gains in BMI beyond 22, | we could prevent an estimated 46 percent of diabetes cases and 34 | percent of impaired glucose tolerance cases, which is just | astounding," Daniel said. | The UNC report is among the first of several studies showing that an | increased risk of diabetes exists in the 22 to 25 BMI range." I'm sure that this is probably true for anyone who follows the ADA's rather foolish high-carb/low fat diet. It would make sense that one would have to reach nearly the starvation level before the body would start using most of the high amounts of consumed cabohydrates instead of storing them as fat. While for those of us eating a high-fat/low carbohydrate diet, we do not get the blood glucose and insulin spikes that leads to diabetes. As a Type II, My BMI is well above 25, but my BG is normal wihout medications as long as I stick to my low-carb eating. These "studies" are leaving out an entire aspect of the nutritional equation. What we eat matters as much as what we weigh when it comes to controlling blood sugar irregularities. -- Peter 270/215/180 Before/Current Pix: http://users.thelink.net/marengo/wei...htlosspix.html |
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I think you are right on target .
Jennifer S. 206/175/135 I'm sure that this is probably true for anyone who follows the ADA's rather foolish high-carb/low fat diet. |
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