http://www.8asians.com/2009/03/17/asian-bmi-how-i-became-obese-in-10-seconds/ A blog for Asian Americans Mon, 13 Feb 2012 05:45:31 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.8asians.com/2009/03/17/asian-bmi-how-i-became-obese-in-10-seconds/comment-page-1/#comment-167004 PhoenicianBeauty98 Fri, 27 Jan 2012 01:41:20 +0000 http://www.8asians.com/?p=2805#comment-167004 You need to be referred to an endocrinologist. If he or she says you're fine, and then you are fine. You need to be referred to an endocrinologist. If he or she says you’re fine, and then you are fine.

]]> http://www.8asians.com/2009/03/17/asian-bmi-how-i-became-obese-in-10-seconds/comment-page-1/#comment-167002 PhoenicianBeauty98 Fri, 27 Jan 2012 01:38:21 +0000 http://www.8asians.com/?p=2805#comment-167002 I am american of pacific islander origin. my counselor said according to asian bmi, i am normal close to underweight. my doctor and my counselor say im fine. I am american of pacific islander origin. my counselor said according to asian bmi, i am normal close to underweight. my doctor and my counselor say im fine.

]]> http://www.8asians.com/2009/03/17/asian-bmi-how-i-became-obese-in-10-seconds/comment-page-1/#comment-145047 RobDelisa Sat, 08 Jan 2011 04:44:41 +0000 http://www.8asians.com/?p=2805#comment-145047 There is no such thing as a 'healthy' or 'unhealthy' BMI. Bone density, muscle mass and body fat composition is different among each individual regardless of race. Since Muscle weights more than fat, BMI is not even a good rule of thumb for measuring one's body weight. What's right for one is not the same for others. Take the word, BMI, out of your vocabulary. It is a poor judge of fitness: http://productreviewratings.com/2011/01/bmi-scale-how-to-find-your-bmi/ There is no such thing as a ‘healthy’ or ‘unhealthy’ BMI. Bone density, muscle mass and body fat composition is different among each individual regardless of race. Since Muscle weights more than fat, BMI is not even a good rule of thumb for measuring one’s body weight. What’s right for one is not the same for others. Take the word, BMI, out of your vocabulary. It is a poor judge of fitness:
http://productreviewratings.com/2011/01/bmi-scale-how-to-find-your-bmi/

]]> http://www.8asians.com/2009/03/17/asian-bmi-how-i-became-obese-in-10-seconds/comment-page-1/#comment-143059 Online Tools in the fight against Asian American Diabetes | (simple) | 8Asians.com Mon, 25 Oct 2010 13:01:46 +0000 http://www.8asians.com/?p=2805#comment-143059 [...] website.  http://aadi.joslin.org/ contains such tools as an Asian BMI calculator (calculating Asian appropriate Body Mass Index values), the Interactive Wok (looking at nutrition), and Ask the expert (providing a Q&A Forum).  [...] [...] website.  http://aadi.joslin.org/ contains such tools as an Asian BMI calculator (calculating Asian appropriate Body Mass Index values), the Interactive Wok (looking at nutrition), and Ask the expert (providing a Q&A Forum).  [...]

]]> http://www.8asians.com/2009/03/17/asian-bmi-how-i-became-obese-in-10-seconds/comment-page-1/#comment-133320 despindle Sat, 07 Aug 2010 04:03:00 +0000 http://www.8asians.com/?p=2805#comment-133320 Actually, your doctor was completely wrong. You needed to consult the Pacific Islander BMI chart. While Pacific Islanders are often lumped in with Asians for racial identification, physiologically they are quite different. While Asians tend to have thinner, less dense bones than blacks and whites, Pacific Islanders actually have thicker and denser bone structures than any other race. So you may actually move from "overweight" to "normal". Actually, your doctor was completely wrong. You needed to consult the Pacific Islander BMI chart. While Pacific Islanders are often lumped in with Asians for racial identification, physiologically they are quite different. While Asians tend to have thinner, less dense bones than blacks and whites, Pacific Islanders actually have thicker and denser bone structures than any other race. So you may actually move from “overweight” to “normal”.

]]> http://www.8asians.com/2009/03/17/asian-bmi-how-i-became-obese-in-10-seconds/comment-page-1/#comment-129411 8Asians.com » The Top 10 Marketers to Asian Americans Fri, 29 Jan 2010 17:01:58 +0000 http://www.8asians.com/?p=2805#comment-129411 [...] buy a product just because they show Asian Americans or use a language that’s familiar to me (my Asian BMI doesn’t need any Big Macs), but doing so does get me to notice, which is half the battle in [...] [...] buy a product just because they show Asian Americans or use a language that’s familiar to me (my Asian BMI doesn’t need any Big Macs), but doing so does get me to notice, which is half the battle in [...]

]]> http://www.8asians.com/2009/03/17/asian-bmi-how-i-became-obese-in-10-seconds/comment-page-1/#comment-120238 8Asians.com » Tall, Short and Segregated Asians: Six Lessons from a Basketball Season Wed, 22 Apr 2009 19:34:51 +0000 http://www.8asians.com/?p=2805#comment-120238 [...] men desperately needing rest watched by 22,000 desperately needing exercise.” Diabetes and obesity are real problems in the Asian-American communities and beyond. Overemphasis on winning, as seen by [...] [...] men desperately needing rest watched by 22,000 desperately needing exercise.” Diabetes and obesity are real problems in the Asian-American communities and beyond. Overemphasis on winning, as seen by [...]

]]> http://www.8asians.com/2009/03/17/asian-bmi-how-i-became-obese-in-10-seconds/comment-page-1/#comment-119502 8Asians.com » Popular Posts in the Past 15 Days Wed, 15 Apr 2009 15:22:22 +0000 http://www.8asians.com/?p=2805#comment-119502 [...] Asian BMI: How I Became Obese in Ten Seconds - “I showed my reading, which indicated that I was overweight, to my doctor. ‘You can’t use that reading,’ he said.  ‘You have to use the Asian BMI.’  He looked up my BMI on the Asian BMI scale.  ‘You are obese,’ he declared.“ [...] [...] Asian BMI: How I Became Obese in Ten Seconds – “I showed my reading, which indicated that I was overweight, to my doctor. ‘You can’t use that reading,’ he said.  ‘You have to use the Asian BMI.’  He looked up my BMI on the Asian BMI scale.  ‘You are obese,’ he declared.“ [...]

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