BMI VS. Body Composition: Watch The Fight Here! | Episode 2
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In this episode Dr. Loh discusses BMI vs body composition and how we can be deceived by the number on the scale.
Find out more about Normal Weight Obesity in episode 2 of vlmd rounds.
0:55 What's my ideal weight?
2:16 What is body composition
2:43 BMI
4:39 Ethnic differences in BMI
6:17 Body composition
7:14 % body fat criteria for obesity
8:52 de Lorenzo et al study BMI vs % body fat
11:26 Inconsistency between DXA and bioimpedance % body fat
12:43 CT/MRI to measure body comp
14:32 Other devices to measure body comp
16:45 DXA vs Bioimpedance devices
17:10 radiation levels from DXA
19:25 "trick" for converting bioimpedance to DXA % body fat
22:46 Health risks of normal weight obesity
27:36 Where to get a DXA body comp
28:47 Prevalence of obesity in US by % body fat (est)
32:15 Stigma of obesity
32:50 Aging and body comp
34:16 Diseases with accelerated lean mass loss
35:01 Wrapup
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