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Scenario

Why health behaviors matter less than body size in medical settings

I run marathons and eat vegetables and sleep eight hours but my doctor still lectures me about weight loss because I am technically obese according to the chart.

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The reduction of health to a single metric can erase the complexity of individual wellbeing.

Your guide for this
Dipa
Dipa works with people navigating exactly this kind of situation.
Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Weight body size and health — beyond BMI?”

Peri

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