Is It Time to Say Goodbye to BMI? A Commentary
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 13855366 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Holly Ann Russell (0000-0002-7982-7056, Department of Family Medicine, Center for Community Health and Prevention, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Rochester, New York., corresponding author) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 47 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 16-19 |
| Publication date | 2023-10-26 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Family & Community Health (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0160-6379 • E-ISSN: 1550-5057 |
| Publisher | Lippincott Williams & Wilkins (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1097/fch.0000000000000391 |
| PMID | 37882447 |
| OpenAlex | W4387949434 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 16 |
The linkage between weight and health is complicated and our current body of evidence is inconsistent. We cannot have a discussion about weight without understanding the larger context of our antifat society and the influence of the diet industrial complex. Weight bias and a focus on weight in health care produce known harms. Additionally, clinicians often recommend losing weight without a nuanced discussion of the evidence showing that most people are unlikely to be successful with sustained weight loss. In this piece, I argue that using our precious time with patients and health care dollars to focus on health behaviors with indisputable evidence such as increasing physical activity and promoting smoking cessation is a more effective use of resources and more closely aligns with our ethical obligation to "do no harm
Context (archaeology · Do no harm · Harm · Health care · Moral obligation · Obesity · Obligation · Political science · Psychiatry · Public relations · Weight loss · Diet and metabolism studies · History · Law · Medicine · Obesity and Health Practices · Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet · Psychology · Social Psychology · Gerontology
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Estimation of the Time Needed to Deliver the 2020 USPSTF Preventive Care Recommendations in Primary Care
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