Honda is the acranym that is disproportionately used to describe fat patients. One third of obese people have normal health markers, and around 25 % of like, average weight people do not. If you are relying on the b m i, you're basically calling a bunch of fat people unhealthy who aren't. And you're basically call a bunch of thin people healthy when they aren't.
The BMI is EVERYWHERE. But is it scientific or scientif-ish? While many Americans think of the body mass index as an objective measure of health, its history reveals a more complicated story. This week, Mike and Aubrey tackle the first in a two-part series about the BMI and the “Obesity Epidemic.” Along the way they visit 18th century Belgium, learn a gross new acronym and dissect Dracula's facial features.
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