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BMI is racist (www.washingtonpost.com)

posted 1 year ago by dukey 1 year ago by dukey +5 / -2

Why BMI is a flawed health standard, especially for people of color

BMI is an old health standard based on White measurements, and some experts say that should change.

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– ApparentlyImAHeretic 1 point 1 year ago +1 / -0

BMI is bullshit,and this is coming from a skinny white guy. Weight is a grossly oversimplified metric for health and doesn't take cardio or digestive health into account at all.

I speak from experience, you can have a so-called healthy BMI and yet be severely unhealthy.

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– ItsOkayToBeWight 1 point 1 year ago +1 / -0

Duh. There are diseases that are not obesity related.

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