Dear Dr. Roach: I recently turned 65 and changed primary doctors because my previous doctor did not accept Medicare patients. I very much liked my new doctor. He ordered a vitamin D test. However, when I got to the lab, they gave me something to sign because Medicare might not cover the test. (It was about a $250 cost.) I declined the test.

When I got home, I read the visit notes I was given. To my surprise, it said I was overweight. I have tried all my life to keep my body mass index (BMI) under 25, rather successfully. The notes indicated that my BMI was 27.1. I wondered how this could be.

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After further review, I noticed they listed that I was 3 inches shorter than my actual height. They did not actually measure m

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