CAMPOS AND TRAFFIC SAFETY EXPERT TROOPER STEVE. THIS IS NEWS. 6 AT 09:00AM GETTING
RESULTS.
>> JULIE: WHEN IT COMES TO
HEALTH, WEIGHT CAN BE ONE OF
THE BIGGEST THINGS WE FOCUS
ON, ESPECIALLY AS A WOMAN,
ACCORDING TO AN IPSOS POLL
DONE IN 2018, 83% OF WOMEN
REPORTED FEELING DISSATISFIED
WITH THEIR BODIES. THAT’S WHY
DIET CULTURE IS SUCH A HUGE
MONEY-MAKING BUSINESS. WE’RE
ALL LOOKING FOR THAT QUICK
FIX, BUT THAT’S NOT ALWAYS THE
BEST WAY TO MAKE LASTING
CHANGE. SO WHAT ARE THE MOST
IMPORTANT THINGS TO LOOK FOR
WHEN WE’RE TRYING TO MAKE
HEALTHY CHANGES MORNING ANCHOR
AND HEALTH REPORTER KIRSTIN
O’CONNOR IS OFF TODAY. SO
BRIDGE IS STANDING BY NOW TO
ASK A DOCTOR. ASK A DOCTOR IS
SPONSORED BY CAN BE PRIMARY
CARE PROCEEDINGS.
>> BRIDGETT: ONE OF THE BIG
QUESTIONS MANY OF US HAVE WHEN
WE’RE LOOKING TO MAKE POSITIVE
HEALTHY CHANGES, WHETHER WE’RE
CONSIDERED AT A HEALTHY WEIGHT
OR NOT. MANY DOCTORS USE THE
BODY MASS INDEX, WHAT’S KNOWN
AS BMI TO TRY TO FIGURE THAT
OUT. BUT HAS REGISTERED
DIETICIAN. CANDACE O’NEIL FROM
CLEVELAND CLINIC FOR WOMEN
TELLS US BMI IS NOT ALWAYS THE
MOST ACCURATE TOOL.
>> YEAH, I WAS NOT MEANT TO BE
USED AS THE SOLE INDICATOR OF
HEALTH STATUS AND DOCTORS AND
OTHER HEALTH CARE
PRACTITIONERS USE BMI IN
ADDITION TO OTHER SCREENING
MEASURES LIKE FUN, WORK AND
BLOOD PRESSURE DETERMINE YOUR
HEALTH STATUS. NOW, I JUST
HAVE SOME FLAWS AND FOR WIND
AND IT DOES NOT COUNT FOR
MUSCLE MASS. THAT INDIVIDUALS
MAY HAVE. AND IF YOU HAVE A
HIGH AMOUNT OF MUSCLE MASS, IT
MAY INCORRECTLY CATEGORIES YOU
AS BEING OVERWEIGHT OR ARE
THESE WHEN THAT MAY NOT BE
TRUE. YOU MIGHT ALSO DOESN’T
HALL AS THE LOCATION OF BODY
AND WHERE IT’S LOCATED IN OUR
BODY. SO SOMETIMES PEOPLE FEEL
DISCOURAGED. THERE LOOKING AT
THEIR BMI ALONE ON A CHART AND
TRYING TO KIND OF GET AN IDEA
IF THEIR WAYS HEALTHY OR NOT.
IT GIVES A FALSE SENSE OF WHAT
THEIR ACTUAL HEALTH HAVE.
SOMETIMES WHEN PEOPLE LOOK AT
THESE CHARTS OR MAYBE
CONVERSATIONS THAT THEY NEED
TO LOSE WEIGHT, THEY GO ON A
DIET. AND WHEN THEY SEE IT
CHANGES IN THE AUTOMATICALLY
ASSUME THAT THEY’RE LOSING
STOP. BUT THAT’S NOT ALWAYS
THE CASE, ESPECIALLY FOR
INDIVIDUALS WHO GO ON A VERY
LOW CALORIE DIET. MAYBE
THEY’RE TRYING TO LOSE WEIGHT
QUICKLY.
>> AND SHE SAYS THAT’S A BIG
ISSUE THAT SHE SEES MANY TIMES
PATIENTS AND ARE EATING OR
RESTRICTING CERTAIN FOOD
GROUPS. WHILE THESE MAY SEEM
LIKE QUICK WAYS TO LOSE
WEIGHT, SHE SAYS MOST OFTEN
PEOPLE ARE NOT SUCCESSFUL WITH
THESE TACTICS. LONG TERM.
>> ONE PEOPLE HAVE POWER A
PALM BE HELPFUL.
>> FOR THAT TO REDUCE
PORTIONS. OR TO LEARN ON
PERSONS FOR WEIGHT MANAGEMENT.
BUT IT’S NOT THE BEST APPROACH
FOR MOST PEOPLE. IT CAN BE
RICH TYPICAL TO FALL LONG TERM
AND DOES NOT NECESSARILY
ADDRESS BEHAVIOR CHANGE, NOR
EDUCATE THE PERSON ON WHAT A
HEALTHY DIET IS MADE UP OF.
HOWEVER, ALSO DOES NOT TELL
SOMEONE PERSONAL VALUE OF THE
YOU MAY BE MISSING, ESSENTIAL
NUTRIENTS OF THEIR ONLY FOCUS
ON WHEN SOMEONE AVOIDS
CARBOHYDRATES FOR FOODS, THE
TIME TO LOSE WEIGHT. THEY
DON’T LEARN PORTION SIZES AND
THEY ALSO COULD BE LOCKING
THOSE NUTRIENTS IN THEIR DIET.
AND IT’S IMPORTANT TO. KNOW
SOMEONE’S OVERALL DIET PATTERN
AND LIFESTYLE HABITS LIKE
EXERCISE AND SLEEP BECAUSE
THAT CAN REALLY GIVE INSIGHT
INTO RISK OF CHRONIC DISEASE,
NOT NECESSARILY 1200 CALORIE.
GOT IT.
>> NOW O’NEILL SAYS IT’S
BETTER TO FOCUS ON GETTING
HEALTHY AND BEING STRONG
RATHER THAN JUST FOCUSING ON
THE WAY SHE SAYS A TOOL THAT
CAN BETTER HELP WITH THAT IS
THE BODY FAT COMPOSITION SCALE
THAT WAY. YOU CAN SEE HOW MUCH
OF YOUR BODY WEIGHT. IT’S ALSO
MADE UP OF MUSCLE MASS, WHICH
IS A BETTER INDICATOR FOR
OVERALL HEALTH. THEN THE BMI
FORMULA THAT DOESN’T TAKE YOUR
WHOLE ACTUAL BODY INTO
ACCOUNT.
>> SO IT WILL US HOW MUCH OF
THEIR WEIGHT IS MUSCLE VERSUS
SO NOT JUST LOOKING AT BMI
ALONE. AND WE FIND THAT A LOT
OF THESE WOMEN ACTUALLY HAVE
LOW AMOUNTS OF MUSCLE MASS.
AND WHEN SOMEONE HAS A OF
MUSCLE MASS THAT ACTUALLY
HINDERS THEIR METABOLISM LONG
TERM, THE THAT THE STORE AND
ALSO CAN ABOUT THEIR MASK. A
LOT OF DON’T PRACTICE IN
STRENGTH TRAINING BECAUSE
THEY’RE AFRAID THAT IT’S GOING
TO MAKE BECOME BOTH KEEP OUR
BIGGER. AND OFTENTIMES WOMEN
ARE TRYING TO SMALLER WORKERS
TRYING TO LOSE WEIGHT. BUT IN
FACT, MUSCLE IS MORE COULD POP
THE TOP MASK. SO EVEN THOUGH 2
PEOPLE THEY HAVE THE SAME BODY
WEIGHT, THE SAME BMI. SO IT
CAN HAVE A VERY DIFFERENT PART
SIZE OR BODY FAT PERCENTAGE
THAT THEY HAVE NOT THAT THEY
HAVE DIFFERENT AMOUNTS OF
MUSCLE MASS.
>> BRIDGETT: O’NEILL SAYS YOU
SHOULD BE AWARE OF SIGNS OF
POOR NUTRITION THAT MAYBE NOT
EATING ENOUGH. SOME OF THOSE
COULD BE LOW ENERGY FEELING
HUNGRY, DIZZY, POOR, SLEEP,
CONSTIPATION. EASILY
IRRITABLE, ANXIOUS OR FEELING
COLD. A LOT OF TIMES IF YOU’RE
LOOKING FOR AN INDIVIDUAL
LIVES PLANNED, HELP YOU REACH
YOUR GOALS, WORKING WITH A
REGISTERED DIETICIAN CAN HELP.
YOU CAN TALK TO YOUR DOCTOR TO