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In this episode Dr. Loh discusses BMI vs body composition and how we can be deceived by the number on the scale.

Find out more about Normal Weight Obesity in episode 2 of vlmd rounds.

0:55  What's my ideal weight?

2:16  What is body composition

2:43  BMI

4:39  Ethnic differences in BMI

6:17  Body composition

7:14 % body fat criteria for obesity

8:52  de Lorenzo et al study BMI vs % body fat

11:26 Inconsistency between DXA and bioimpedance % body fat

12:43 CT/MRI to measure body comp

14:32 Other devices to measure body comp

16:45 DXA vs Bioimpedance devices

17:10 radiation levels from DXA

19:25 "trick" for converting bioimpedance to DXA % body fat

22:46 Health risks of normal weight obesity

27:36 Where to get a DXA body comp

28:47 Prevalence of obesity in US by % body fat (est)

32:15 Stigma of obesity

32:50 Aging and body comp

34:16 Diseases with accelerated lean mass loss

35:01 Wrapup