Medicine right now is in its infancy and will make mistakes. Yet when the mistake is assigning health markers and setting ideal number ranges that millions of people will pursue through diet or pharmaceuticals, well that cause just the opposite. Sickness and death. Lets use logic and define what a health marker should be. First the standard definition.
HEALTH MARKERS and RISK FACTORS
- BMI is basically a weight to height ratio, indiscriminate weight loss usually includes lots of len tissue and is NOT healthy. Here are some conditions that will help you get "healthy" if you believe that.
- Addison's disease (adrenal insufficiency)
- Old Age
- Cancer
- Celiac disease
- Changes in diet or appetite
- Changes in sense of smell
- Changes in sense of taste
- COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease)
- Crohn's disease
- Dementia
- Dental problems
- Depression (major depressive disorder)
- Diabetes
- Heart failure
- HIV/AIDS
- Hypercalcemia
- Hyperthyroidism (overactive thyroid)
- Hypothyroidism (underactive thyroid)
- Medications
- Parkinson's disease
- Peptic ulcer
- Substance abuse (alcohol, cocaine, other)
- Tuberculosis
- Ulcerative colitis (a type of inflammatory bowel disease)
- How to me sure health then? Body composition would be more accurate, to reduce fat and add lean tissue one must be healthy. This would provide a more accurate picture of what is going on health wise.
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