BRI not BMI!

BMI, which has long been thought to be the pinnacle of weight-associated risk stratification for physicians and medical providers all around the world, has now been replaced by BRI. What is BRI? BRI stands for Body Roundness Index, BMI stands for Body Mass Index. The difference between the two is that the Body Mass Index just takes your height and your weight and it doesn't account for certain parameters.

A BRI, Body Roundness Index, yes, you guessed it, is the roundness of your abdomen and your hips, and this is becoming the new standard for medical practitioners all across the country Why? Because your Body Roundness Index incorporates your hip and your abdominal fat, while your Body Mass Index only incorporates your height and your weight, so if you're very muscular or if you have a lot of fat around your legs, which are less risky to your heart and your lungs, Body Mass Index is poor prognosticator for, you know, cardiovascular risk. I absolutely agree with this thought process, I think it's long overdue. Why? Because your BMI is a horrible predictor of whether or not you're overweight or not.

I personally have a lot more muscle, but my BMI is over 25, which is crazy, and my body fat index is more than 10%, so on the BMI risk scale, I would be a risky person for having heart disease in the future, which totally could be true, but statistically speaking and in my head, it makes a lot more sense to incorporate a lot more factors when it comes to Body Mass Risk Index, because insurance companies use data to decide whether or not you get covered for certain preventative care, so hopefully this gets incorporated a lot faster, hopefully a lot more physicians and a lot more practitioners across the country incorporate this measurement into their risk assessment and which kind of medications they prescribe.You know what I'm talking about. I love you guys in the new house.