Atlanta, GA - As the backlash against using a patient's body mass index, or BMI, to guide healthcare recommendations is making the news, some medical experts are speaking out in an effort to add clarity to potentially confusing situation.
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| Chiropractor Frank Grimes, shown here performing a targeted and specific spine lengthening maneuver in order to lower his patient's future BMI, has prevented thousands of cases of pediatric obesity |
"The BMI was never based on good science," CDC obesity researcher Chip Beaconsfield explained. "It doesn't take into account a patients muscle mass, genetics, diet, exercise habits, or socioeconomic background and places emphasis on weight rather than an overall healthy lifestyle. It has almost certainly caused more harm than benefit for many patients."
Not all health experts agree with tossing the BMI into the dustbin of medical history. Frank Grimes DC, a pediatric chiropractor who specializes in the prevention of childhood obesity, believes that there are two sides to the story. "BMI is weight divided by height but people always seem to forget about the denominator. With specialized chiropractic care, and by following my recommended "Optimum Height" lifestyle modifications, these children experience vertical enhancement that keeps their BMI in the safe range."
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