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Dr. Anthony Lim

Postby Allou » Sat Nov 16, 2019 2:51 pm

Hi,

Does anyone remember what BMI Dr. Anthony Lim recommends? I took notes at the McD weekend but can't find them. :-(

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Re: Dr. Anthony Lim

Postby JeffN » Sat Nov 16, 2019 3:14 pm

Same as me. The lower half of the healthy range. Around 18.5-22 (ish)

This doesn’t mean 18.5 is better.

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Re: Dr. Anthony Lim

Postby gracezw » Sat Nov 16, 2019 4:06 pm

JeffN wrote:Same as me. The lower half of the healthy range. Around 18.5-22 (ish)

This doesn’t mean 18.5 is better.

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Jeff, why isn't 18.5 better than 19, 20, 21, or 22?
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Re: Dr. Anthony Lim

Postby JeffN » Sat Nov 16, 2019 8:24 pm

gracezw wrote:Jeff, why isn't 18.5 better than 19, 20, 21, or 22?



Optimum BMI
viewtopic.php?f=22&t=6916

Optimal BMI - Redux
viewtopic.php?f=22&t=52375

Difference in food choices and BMI
viewtopic.php?f=22&t=46837

Should we all try to get to 22 BMI?
viewtopic.php?f=22&t=30838

Should we all try to get to 22 BMI Pt 2
viewtopic.php?f=22&t=43218

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Re: Dr. Anthony Lim

Postby gracezw » Sat Nov 16, 2019 8:44 pm

Thanks Jeff!

What about the Kempner weight charts that Dr McDougall always refers to?
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Re: Dr. Anthony Lim

Postby JeffN » Mon Nov 18, 2019 9:40 am

The Kempner weight charts don’t apply to everyone. As Dr McDougall said in the newsletter he posted them, the main reason he posted them is not as goal weights but too offer some reassurance to those who think they are too thin.

https://www.drmcdougall.com/misc/2003nl ... weight.htm

I have used a chart from the Kempner Foundation for more than 20 years to help people who think they are becoming too thin to realize that their new weight may actually be an ideal weight when it comes to good health. Walter Kempner, MD, established the Rice Diet Program in the 1940s at Duke University and until very recently this program was an important part of Duke’s medical department. The Rice Diet begins with mostly rice and fruit and then expands to other foods as people become healthier and thinner.

Again, the purpose of showing these figures is to help reassure you that you are not becoming too thin on the McDougall Diet – you should not look at these as goal weights.

Even though you will not look at these figures as your goal weight, if you follow a starch centered meal plan, as I recommend, and exercise, you could easily end up at a weight close to Dr. Kempner's figures. So be reassured you are not too thin.


The best evidence says aim for a BMI of 18.5 to 22

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