{"id":19302,"date":"2024-07-31T23:42:34","date_gmt":"2024-07-31T23:42:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bestratefinders.com\/blog\/?p=19302"},"modified":"2024-07-31T23:59:13","modified_gmt":"2024-07-31T23:59:13","slug":"dietitians-react-to-ilona-mahers-video-about-her-bmi-weight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bestratefinders.com\/blog\/everything-else\/dietitians-react-to-ilona-mahers-video-about-her-bmi-weight\/","title":{"rendered":"Dietitians React to Ilona Maher\u2019s Video About Her BMI & Weight"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Dietitian's<\/p>\n

In a viral TikTok video<\/a>, American athlete Ilona Maher recently took a stand against body shaming, shedding light on the limitations of the Body Mass Index (BMI) as a measure of health.<\/p>\n

The U.S. women\u2019s rugby player delivered a powerful response to a social media commenter who made a disparaging remark referencing Maher\u2019s BMI. The controversy began when the commenter guessed that Maher\u2019s BMI was \u201c30%.\u201d (It’s worth noting that BMI is not measured in percentages<\/a>.)<\/p>\n

It reignited the conversation about whether BMI numbers do more harm than good.<\/p>\n

In her video, Maher stated, \u201cI do have a BMI of 30. Well, 29.3 to be exact.\u201d She also explained that approximately 170 pounds of her 200-pound body weight is lean mass.<\/p>\n

The video has already been viewed 4.3 million times and liked by more than 629,000 people. It resonates so deeply because of the flaws in using BMI as a health metric. <\/p>\n

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@ilonamaher<\/a> <\/p>\n

As long as haters keep saying dumb stuff, I\u2019m gonna keep clapping back<\/p>\n

\u266c original sound – Ilona Maher<\/a> <\/section>\n<\/blockquote>\n