Why measuring muscle mass matters more than tracking your weight

<p>Physical therapist and certified lymphedema specialist Maureen McBeth discusses her article "<a href= "https://kevinmd.com/2026/02/beyond-bmi-why-weight-management-must-look-inside-the-body.html">Beyond BMI: Why weight management must look inside the body</a>." Maureen explains why common tools like the bathroom scale and body mass index can misclassify up to 34 percent of the general population as obese while masking dangerous internal realities. Drawing from over 25 years in oncology rehabilitation and her own personal experience taking a GLP-1 medication after major surgery, Maureen warns that rapid weight loss can …