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‘My BMI wasn’t low enough to get help’ – BBC News
As a teenager, Victoria Spence says she fell into a “deep, dark hole” about her own body image.
This led to her developing an eating disorder. But when she tried to seek help, Victoria was told her Body Mass Index (BMI) wasn’t low enough for treatment.
BMI is used to measure if someone is a “healthy” weight, based on an adult’s weight and height.
Victoria is supporting calls for the measure to be scrapped.
The UK government says NHS England does not support the use of “BMI thresholds”.
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The US said it has hit “dozens” of Iranian military targets in overnight attacks, in response to Iran hitting commercial ships in the Strait of Hormuz.
The military said it struck “air-defense systems, coastal radar sites, missile and drone capabilities, and small boats”, using aircraft, ships, and drones – including “one-way attack sea drones for the first time”.
“The Strait of Hormuz is a vital maritime corridor for global trade,” the US military said. “Iran does not control it”.
In response, Iran said it targeted US bases in Jordan, Bahrain, and Kuwait and also radar systems in Oman.
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President Donald Trump has said the US is reinstating a naval blockade of Iranian ports and will impose a 20% charge on all cargo shipped through the Strait of Hormuz following days of escalating strikes between the two countries.
He said this would stop “Iran’s ships or customers” from entering or leaving the key oil shipping route, but “all other countries will have fair and open use of the Strait”.
Iran’s foreign minister later said whoever provides safe passage “should be compensated for this service”, but Iran would remain the strait’s “GUARDIAN” – using Trump’s word.
Tehran and Washington clashed over the strait’s control after exchanging strikes in the region overnight and on Monday.
The US said it carried out strikes against military targets in Iran, targeting air defence systems, coastal radars, and missile and drone sites. Iran said it responded by striking US military bases in Kuwait, Jordan and Bahrain, and radars in Oman.
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Wildfires of ‘exceptional scale’ have taken force in Paris, as neighbouring Spain still tackles flames across the country following its own devastating fires.
Now the UK is also experiencing wildfires in England and Wales, as its third heatwave of the year is set to intensify again this week.
Here’s what we know so far about the extent of wildfires in Europe and the UK, and how heatwaves are impacting them.
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Explosions have been heard near two Iranian port cities, Bandar Abbas and Bushehr, state media has reported.
It comes after another night of strikes between the US and Iran, with Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps saying it hit two UAE tankers in the Strait of Hormuz and targeted US facilities in Jordan and Bahrain.
The UAE called the attack “brazen”, adding that an Indian crew member was killed and eight others were injured.
Meanwhile, the US military says it completed strikes on targets aimed at degrading “Iran’s ability to attack commercial shipping” – Iranian state media reports three people were killed.
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The US military said it was carrying out a new wave of strikes on targets in Iran. It said the aim of the attacks was to degrade Iran’s ability to attack shipping in the strait of Hormuz. It came ass the US Navy resumed its blockade of Iran’s ports.
Iran said that control of the strait of Hormuz was required for its national security and it will exercise sovereignty over the key shipping lane, whatever the cost.
President Trump announced that he was scrapping a plan he had announced a day earlier, for placing a 20% toll or tariff on all cargos passing through the strait of Hormuz.
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@mariexy734
December 22, 2023 at 1:11 am
this is so sick. Why should people only get help when they are already at their worst and not early to prevent bad things…? I don't have anorexia but I also have a eating disorder. I used to selfharm and I remember the first time I went to a doctor, the doctor told me that is wasn't the worst selfharming she had seen and that it would be "nothing". That triggered me so hard that it got worse.
Luckily I am selfharm-free for almost two years now. But I am still struggling with an eating disorder. I wish everyone good luck who struggling with any kind of problems! ❤
@ringwoorm7985
December 22, 2023 at 1:11 am
Ive had a bmi of ~14-15 for years now but no doctor ive ever gone to would even consider something might be wrong. Every time ive asked about it they would say a variation of “eh its fine for now” without so much as looking at me the whole appointment.
systems broken
@jgavin8283
December 22, 2023 at 1:11 am
Well she looks very attractive now
@hccvun3280
December 22, 2023 at 1:11 am
Im bmi 14.2 rn. No help.
@soniczforever5470
December 22, 2023 at 1:11 am
Well your very slim so you must be all muscle a low body fat percentage is what matters. Id crap.for a small weight 8 stone is overweight for my frame increased cancer risk at bmi 19 i got bad new im might have womb cancer. My thyroid stopped working
.i stayed too heavy for frame ive dwarfism and became prediabetic and got osteoporosis in my spine. I was accused if being anorexic for wanting to lose enough weight to get rid of my pre diabetes I told the person to fxxx off. How thin your frame is plays a huge role in how much you can weigh. My bmi is now 24. Arrogance gets people nowhere. I've got knee pain and disgusted in it. I used to call my legs the twins as you gotta laugh 😃 keep the diet low in sugar and sat fat and you can't gain
Restaurant now adding calories to foods now which is good.
@fawnchaer
December 22, 2023 at 1:11 am
Jesus bless you
@im_Yogi
December 22, 2023 at 1:11 am
After trying to get help with my problems with food at the psyciatric clinic where I live (i didn't got help). I've asked an eating disorder clinic in a city nearby. That was last month. They didn't want me there and referred to the psykiatric clinic again. I told them they won't listen and ignores my issues.
The psyciatric clinic won't help me. They say I don't have an eating disorder. "The reason you're not eating is a result of what's happening around you, bc of your depression".
I told them the reason I won't eat but they aren't listning to me. I've been in an out from the psyciatric clinic for at least 15 years.
@niamhmcdermott7512
December 22, 2023 at 1:11 am
This is like refusing to help someone with cancer because they aren't stage 4
@Phobetor.
December 22, 2023 at 1:11 am
Wow! Skinny girl hates her legs. Body dysmorphia.
@b0b4t4
December 22, 2023 at 1:11 am
1:21
@vsuudu4044
December 22, 2023 at 1:11 am
Cring
@intense5335
December 22, 2023 at 1:11 am
I'm 40 lbs overweight, can someone tell me how I can get this problem?
@jamesdaniel5562
December 22, 2023 at 1:11 am
Nice one
@auro1986
December 22, 2023 at 1:11 am
she is here because bbc better than instagram and zuckerberg can't do anything about it
@fioredeutchmark
December 22, 2023 at 1:11 am
Why are medical professionals using BMI when Ideal Body Weight, coupled with ECG data sets taken over a couple of weeks, has and always will be far far more accurate and relevant in determining whether someone is at an optimal weight?
Seems ludicrous to me that we pay doctors who fundamentally do not understand nutrition or physical exercise. In all honesty I’ve never been to a GP who’s been competent in anything other than palming me off to someone else or prescribing me a bunch of pills.
Our NHS hasn’t been fit for purpose for some time, it’s time we had a rather uncomfortable conversation about how we go forward without it as it presently is.
@user-zr8wf1rq5p
December 22, 2023 at 1:11 am
Give attention to Japan releasing nuclear water on the sea. We'll lose every food health everything in the future
@Jen-Yueh_Hu
December 22, 2023 at 1:11 am
Anybody who supports obesity is an enemy of humanity and nature in general. Obesity contributes to global warming/climate change. Stop obesity.
BMI is what it is. An index. It is like any index like PMI. Is PMI a good indicator for economic health? No. But it is an indicator nevertheless.
@shadowbanned975
December 22, 2023 at 1:11 am
BMI is a very sick joke! The only way you can meet your correct BMI is to be a size zero and/or so thin your ill. People need to wake up to this abuse!
@ydnallah1541
December 22, 2023 at 1:11 am
BMI is nonsense, I was classed as over weight by BMI scaling for being 13 stone at 5ft 10. I had 15% body fat and the rest was muscle
@laughter95
December 22, 2023 at 1:11 am
Man I'm glad the stupid thigh gap trend went away… And now it's thicc thighs saves lives!! <3
@tobyli8986
December 22, 2023 at 1:11 am
BMI definitely not perfect. Diagnosis of anorexia shouldn't have been based on one's BMI. And that's what a valid doctor or GP have been doing
@naturallovetv1846
December 22, 2023 at 1:11 am
WEEL
@mokhanx9080
December 22, 2023 at 1:11 am
Eating disorders have rocketed thanks to social media influencers !
@dumuzidtherisingphoenix
December 22, 2023 at 1:11 am
once again bbc promoting influencer 🙄
@pandorasbox4238
December 22, 2023 at 1:11 am
BMI is NOT a great measurement standard. It doesn't take bone and muscle density variations much to throw the whole thing off. Ex – I have high muscle density that makes me weigh heavier than what my size suggests.
@shawnwoodward4522
December 22, 2023 at 1:11 am
The BMI is used to classify your severity of eating disorder. If your BMI > 18.5, you prolly have bulimia and a change in eating habit would help, while < 18.5 means you would need inpatient hospitalisation for further examinations and nutritional rehabilitation. The doctors have their legit reason to ask you to go home
@roblewis6498
December 22, 2023 at 1:11 am
this also goes the other way… They say som people are overweight based on BMI and that is also a negative approach for some
@anonymous-ht2wl
December 22, 2023 at 1:11 am
5 more years and you will hit the wall, dont waste your time on BS, go enjoy your prime while u still can… You cant get your prime back again…
@Dear_Mr._Isaiah_Deringer
December 22, 2023 at 1:11 am
Morale of the story if you have lots of followers everything will be good.
@dimm7448
December 22, 2023 at 1:11 am
Time to unsubscribe BBC. I get better global news from 4th tier local news
@public.public
December 22, 2023 at 1:11 am
If you actually do eat too much you don't stand a chance…
@moereese5254
December 22, 2023 at 1:11 am
Racists and their descendants deserve death: it will come from all possible angles. These people are Gross and disgusting human beings that pretend to be civilized, but refuse to repay their debts. Fitting that you starve yourselves after starving the world. #karmaisundefeated
@Obi_boy
December 22, 2023 at 1:11 am
Free Tibet
@nikkijackson2981
December 22, 2023 at 1:11 am
This exact thing happened to my daughter a couple of years ago. She wasn't overweight and I would tell her I loved her and she was beautiful inside and out every day. She said it didn't matter what I thought. This illness doesn't care.. after 6 years from age 8-14 she stopped eating and became withdrawn. At 5ft 3in and now dropped from 9st to just over 6st in 9 short months the school contacted me to see my gp as several staff were concerned. I was trying not to highlight it as a huge issue at the time and talk her round myself. Reluctantly I went and I saw a newly qualified young male doctor who looked her up and down several times, weighed her and said you're not in the anorexic weight category. Also were she to continue she would likely be lumped in group therapy with nut cases basically. We sat in the car and I said that's what help is out there. It's sink or swim. Later that day I held her in my arms and cried like a new born baby. I told her she's all that matters and was breaking my heart. I saw a light literally turn on behind her eyes. From that day on I involved her in selecting her favourite meals from our food shops and encouraged her all the way and we're two of the lucky ones, a year on she was a healthy weight once again, bouncing with confidence and full of life. I think it's made her so much stronger that nonsense from other children's underhand remarks could make her so sad and social media could make her so ill and depressed. Please show your children your raw love for them.. it saves lives on these crazy times ♡
@franciscozurbaran7998
December 22, 2023 at 1:11 am
No to forced or coerced vaccine, write to your MP.
@ClemenceFoldgate
December 22, 2023 at 1:11 am
Considering the NHS waiting list is as long a line for Primark, her voice could just encourage people to eat and treat their body sensibly. Try and avoid getting drawn into a self-obsessive state over how you look. Narcissism is the real problem not the BMI.
@Marstepolovsky
December 22, 2023 at 1:11 am
She's gorgeous. She looks like she had no problem at all.
@bakamojojojo
December 22, 2023 at 1:11 am
I can't believe we're still using this crushingly inadequate & dangerous unit.
If I was my lowest 'healthy' weight according to BMI, I would be 140lbs.
I was 225lbs when I was in really good shape. If I was 140lbs, I'd need a hospital.
@spinacker16
December 22, 2023 at 1:11 am
Poor completly secured white woman in the richest country. How has she survived?
@sylezjusz
December 22, 2023 at 1:11 am
Whatever happened to the body positivity movement?
@oldman2477
December 22, 2023 at 1:11 am
She looked healthier than the average American.
@lukesales8873
December 22, 2023 at 1:11 am
🐬
@evabachar7653
December 22, 2023 at 1:11 am
Funny when the BMI is not low enough to get a treatment but if you were to be a blood donor they wouldn’t take it cause it would put your health in danger. I’ve always been on the lower scale and never allowed to donate blood.
@gombalmukiyopujaanku
December 22, 2023 at 1:11 am
I'm good on BMI, but mostly my friends tell me I'm too skinny
@abrarmullan1
December 22, 2023 at 1:11 am
A person is thin but a number says not. And those who can see firsthand have more faith in that numbers than one's common sense.