Olga Golubnitschaja, Alena Liskova, Lenka Koklesova, Marek Samec, Kamil Biringer, Dietrich Büsselberg, Halina Podbielska, Anatolij A Kunin, Maria E Evsevyeva, Niva Shapira, Friedemann Paul, Carl Erb, Detlef E Dietrich, Dieter Felbel, Alexander Karabatsiakis, Rostyslav Bubnov, Jiri Polivka, Jiri Polivka, Colin Birkenbihl, Holger Fröhlich, Martin Hofmann-Apitius, Peter Kubatka
An increasing interest in a healthy lifestyle raises questions about optimal body weight. Evidently, it should be clearly discriminated between the standardised "normal" body weight and individually optimal weight. To this end, the basic principle of personalised medicine "one size does not fit all" has to be applied. Contextually, "normal" but e.g. borderline body mass index might be optimal for one person but apparently suboptimal for another one strongly depending on the individual genetic predisposition, geographic origin, cultural and nutritional habits and relevant lifestyle parameters-all included into comprehensive individual patient profile...
September 2021: EPMA Journal