Thanks. I think most physicians no longer have the luxury of time with their patients and tend to push the easy solution of rx meds. That was my experience.

Oh and you are correct about there being outliers for health outcomes. Some of the most metabolically fit people we know are female triathletes with higher bmi’s than would be considered healthy. I have also seen a patient who has an insane 1900 calcium artery score and 20 years later has never had a cardiac event with their calcified pipes. I do think you generally should look at the average with health outcomes and diet though and then fine tune them to your own body.