Day: August 28, 2025

Dear Dietitian: My doctor is worried about my BMI

Dear Dietitian: My doctor is worried about my BMI

BMI in its current usage is utterly flawed and misused. Using your BMI to tell you about your risk for a disease is like saying “Your hair is brown, you must have high cholesterol”. If that sounds absurd to you, good – using BMI to assess your health is similarly laughable.