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why do people think you can be healthy at every size?

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  • paperpudding
    paperpudding Posts: 9,396 Member
    Yes that is what I have said many times on these threads: some sporty young men or (young men in occupations of heavy physical work) can be at their healthiest and not overweight with Bmi's slightly above standard range.

    Slightly above - say, to around 27 or 28.

    Like I have also said many times, anybody seriously assessing an individual's BMI will do so with clinical picture - ie the actual patient's body, in front of them.

    I'm sure no doctors will be telling sporty looking young men with BMI's of 28 to lose weight.

    They might be telling middle aged non sporty women like myself with then BMI's of 28 that it would be best to lose some weight.
  • stephaniedenise28
    stephaniedenise28 Posts: 104 Member
    I have a BMI of 27 at 5"3 and 70kg.. I know that I could stand to lose a few lbs, but I don't always look like it as I have a narrow waist and seem to carry most of my weight in my lower body.
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