Turtlesforever Posted June 29, 2022 Report Share Posted June 29, 2022 I am a newbie and wondering how can I find out the target BMI for longevity for me ? I am a 60 year old female, small framed, so I am thinking I should have a lower Bmi target, than say a muscular male? My current BMI is 21.1. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dean Pomerleau Posted June 30, 2022 Report Share Posted June 30, 2022 Welcome Turtles! There seems to be a pretty wide range of BMIs (19-24) that are equivalently good for longevity for someone around your age, as you can see in the graph in this post: Some people who used to be active around here believed (and probably still believe) that with optimum nutrition, you may be able to squeeze out a few more healthy years of life by dropping calories slowly until you reach a BMI around 17 (or even 16). But since you are starting at 60 and given that postmenopausal women have trouble with bone loss and sarcopenia, I'd very skeptical of such advice if I were you. Instead I'd argue (and have in this thread) that if you maintain your BMI about where you are now, make sure your diet is near optimal (using Cronometer to get the nutrients right and sticking with mostly whole plant foods) and you engage in regular weight-bearing and aerobic exercise, then you will be doing about as well as you can when it comes to maximizing your chance of living a long and healthy life. --Dean Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turtlesforever Posted June 30, 2022 Author Report Share Posted June 30, 2022 ok thank you for this info! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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