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Rethinking BMI Charts for Children

October 30, 2025

BMI has long been treated as a standard measure of children’s health, but what if it’s giving us the wrong story? In this post, we break down why BMI charts are outdated, how they reinforce fatphobia, and why focusing on body size can distract from what truly supports a child’s well-being. Learn what growth charts can tell us, what they can’t, and how to approach your child’s health with more nuance, compassion, and trust.

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Dear Dietitian: My doctor is worried about my BMI

August 28, 2025

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.

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Dear Dietitian: Is it okay to eat fruit?

February 17, 2025

When my clients tell me that they are worried about the sugar in fruit, I hear an underlying assumption that fruit is the same as a refined carbohydrate. But that’s not true. All fruit has fiber, unless you juice them. This makes fruit a complex carbohydrate. Fiber slows down the absorption of carbohydrate from the fruit and decreases the impact on blood sugar.

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18 Cholesterol Lowering Foods!

September 15, 2014

In honor of National Cholesterol Education Month my last blog post, Cholesterol: The Facts, was dedicated to cholesterol.  Now I want to talk about cholesterol lowering foods. The best way to improve your cholesterol

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Cholesterol: The Facts

September 9, 2014

September is National Cholesterol Education Month. We often hear about good cholesterol versus bad cholesterol and which foods will raise or lower cholesterol, but what exactly is cholesterol? What is Cholesterol? Cholesterol is a

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category: Medical Nutrition

Rethinking BMI Charts for Children

October 30, 2025

BMI has long been treated as a standard measure of children’s health, but what if it’s giving us the wrong story? In this post, we break down why BMI charts are outdated, how they reinforce fatphobia, and why focusing on body size can distract from what truly supports a child’s well-being. Learn what growth charts can tell us, what they can’t, and how to approach your child’s health with more nuance, compassion, and trust.

Read the Post

Dear Dietitian: My doctor is worried about my BMI

August 28, 2025

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.

Read the Post

Dear Dietitian: Is it okay to eat fruit?

February 17, 2025

When my clients tell me that they are worried about the sugar in fruit, I hear an underlying assumption that fruit is the same as a refined carbohydrate. But that’s not true. All fruit has fiber, unless you juice them. This makes fruit a complex carbohydrate. Fiber slows down the absorption of carbohydrate from the fruit and decreases the impact on blood sugar.

Read the Post

18 Cholesterol Lowering Foods!

September 15, 2014

In honor of National Cholesterol Education Month my last blog post, Cholesterol: The Facts, was dedicated to cholesterol.  Now I want to talk about cholesterol lowering foods. The best way to improve your cholesterol

Read the Post

Cholesterol: The Facts

September 9, 2014

September is National Cholesterol Education Month. We often hear about good cholesterol versus bad cholesterol and which foods will raise or lower cholesterol, but what exactly is cholesterol? What is Cholesterol? Cholesterol is a

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