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“B.M.I. for short, is a crude measure of fatness in individuals.”
via Personal Health – Body Mass Index Can Be Misleading – NYTimes.com.
This is why, in my programs, we use a full body composition analysis, which includes not only BMI (Body Mass Index) but BMR (Basal Metabolic Rate), hydration, and a segmental analysis (body fat and muscle of each arm, each leg, and the belly, separately) in order to assess your baseline, and to make sure that you are losing fat and gaining – or at least maintaining – lean muscle and hydration as you lose weight. We want to lose only fat: not muscle, not bone, and not water. And that’s exactly what happens with my 13 Week Success Program. For more information, and to read others’ experience with the program, please see http://www.fransussman.com/13-week-success-program/
Fran Sussman has been in holistic care since 1988 and in private practice since 1993. Apart from one-on-one consulting, Fran is sought after as a speaker, workshop leader and meditation teacher. She writes a column on Holistic Health for The Times Herald Record, and has been featured frequently in Natural Awakenings magazine. Read more »
