EFR 437: Is BMI the Best Marker for Health? Best Practices for Measuring Body Composition with May Chewning

A very special collar-cast with my wife May from her show, May's Anatomy. This episode is one that has been up and coming since the origin of her podcast as she finally sits down to discuss her research and personal beliefs on the use of body mass index in the primary care setting. May and I talk about our personal and professional experiences using BMI to determine fat-defined obesity and obesity related risks such as diabetes, hypertension, and dyslipidemia. She also provides a breakdown of research conducted while in Nurse Practitioner school of an integrative systematic review aimed at determining the most accurate anthropometric measurement for fat-defined obesity in the primary care setting. 

Episode resources:

• Episode 47: How to Submit Your Research to a Nursing Conference

• Episode 48: The Role of the Health Coach in the Healthcare Team 

• An Integrative Review of Anthropometric Measurements in Primary Care

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