Dr. Antonie Post critiques the use of BMI as a sole indicator of health

In an interview with PlusPerfekt, Dr. Antonie Post discusses the societal tendency to equate physical health with being slim. She argues that the Body Mass Index (BMI) has contributed to a narrow perception of health, often ignoring complex factors such as stress, trauma, social inequality, and access to healthcare.

Dr. Post notes that while media and the diet industry promote thinness as an ideal for performance and control, true health is multifaceted and cannot be determined solely by body shape or weight. She advocates for a modern approach to nutritional education that decouples health from physical appearance.