Time to lose some weight guys

[Beulah87]

upi.com/Health_News/2017/10...

[Izzle]

A while ago I heard that AF suffers improve their lot by about 20% if they lose 10% of their weight. I don't know how true that is but I think the idea probably has some merit. After searching the net I realised that BMI is not the only measurement but waist circumference also plays a part.

I found the following website of interest clymer.altervista.org/bmi/ . It's a calculator of BMI plus heaps of other factors. I thought forum readers would be interested to look.

Good dieting, folks

Alan L

[CaroleF]

I've only skip read the article, but at the recent Patients Day the significance of getting one's weight within a 'healthy' BMI range was stressed.

[BobD Volunteer in reply to CaroleF]

I could be wrong but I think the magic number was 25.

[CaroleF in reply to BobD]

That's the number that was mentioned, Bob. However, I think that 25 is a generalised number and it probably varies a bit with gender and age. No matter ..... the important message, I think, is that pursuing a healthy lifestyle (including loosing weight if needed) is likely to reduce the AF burden and will go a long way to ensuring that the risk of developing AF is minimised if you don't have it.

BUT ..... these are generalisations and don't necessarily apply to individuals.

[Hidden]

Lots of articles which now say that bmi isn’t a great tool and somewhat outdated,

Take rugby players... a lot of them are classed as overweight or obese even though they have minimal body fat,

I read a better way to watch a good weight is to work out your height in inches and as long as your waist measured half of your height or under your doing ok

[CaroleF in reply to Hidden]

Yes. I too think the weight/height ratio is probably a better (rough) guide than BMI. However I don't think I remember that being mentioned at Patients Day.

[BobD Volunteer in reply to Hidden]

OOPs! lol Need to grow another two inches.

[Izzle in reply to Hidden]

Go to the hot-link I mentioned earlier in this thread and you'll get some ideas about waist dimension, age and gender.

My BMI is 23.7, so well below the magic 25 figure, but I've got a smallish pod that shouldn't be there. I'm determined to do something about it as well, having lost 3 kgs in 9 weeks.

Alan L

[Hidden]

I was 70kg, 5 feet 10 inches, body fat less than 10%, cardio exercise and AF for years: not much different now. When I was admitted to hospital with pulmonary toxicity I was told that I was malnourished! Later I had a full stroke!! Beware of clinicians bearing stereo typical body images. I am my GP's mystery patient for second year medical students who have yet to diagnose my AF, stroke, hemianopia because they are expecting a sedentary, overweight 71 year old with high LDL.

[songbird74]

I followed up with the AF Association after patients day and they have sent me copies of two papers from the professor who spoke on the day. They came from Charlene Payne at the Heart rhythm alliance and one is called LEGACY dealing with weight and the other is called cardio-fit dealing with exercise. Both make really compelling reading for lifestyle changes!

[Ianc2 in reply to songbird74]

Interesting - can the papers be accessed on line?