Marla BucyBMI is a junk health metric — but there are alternatives that actually workverified_publisherBusiness Insider - Hilary BrueckYour weight. Your height. These are the only two numbers it takes to calculate your body mass index, or BMI. But a person's BMI can't really say much about their overall metabolic health. BMI is a simple way to gather data about someone's body size. Most doctors will use it at some point to get a …
Marla Bucy5 Things People On Ozempic Or Wegovy Wish You'd Stop BelievingHuffPost - Brittany WongThere are a lot of misconceptions about semaglutide medications. When it comes to Ozempic and Wegovy, everyone seems to have an opinion. The drugs ― the first of which is intended to treat diabetes and the second of which is used for weight management in adults with obesity or who are overweight ― …
Marla BucyFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoDebunking 3,500 Calories in a Pound of Fat — Registered Dietitian Columbia SC - Rachael Hartley Nutritionrachaelhartleynutrition.comWant to lose a pound a week? Diet culture says just cut 500 calories a day. It’s as simple as that, right? Wrong. This post debunks the common diet …
Marla BucyOpinion | I lost 40 pounds on Ozempic. But I’m left with even more questions.verified_publisherThe Washington Post - Ruth Marcus“Well, if I gave it to you, you’d be the thinnest person I’ve ever prescribed it for.” Thinnest was not a word I was accustomed to hearing in a sentence about me. I wasn’t fat, exactly, but I was awfully close — at 5 feet and 152 pounds, my body mass index was 29.7, just shy of the 30 that is …
Marla Bucy10 Very Unpopular Facts About Fat PeopleMedium - Claire McGregorI’ve been writing in defence of fat people for a little over a year now. One of the things that saddens me the most is how much hate people are …
Marla BucyA Family Member Made A Shocking Remark On My Weight At Thanksgiving. Here's What I Did.HuffPost - Susan Hyatt"'Oh, so it isn’t all just in my head,' I thought. 'Everyone really is judging me because of my weight gain.'" If I grab my second helping of mashed potatoes quickly, hopefully no one will notice, I thought, quietly scooping some spuds onto my plate from the Thanksgiving spread. Calories don’t count …
