"i think so much of it is like the fact that our country is dominated by men, and there's like something sort of that feels valid about a number," she says. "We don't do a really good job of taking in research results without turning them into individual mandates." She adds: "The failings of the b i are mostly failings of humans,. Which makes it really fucking challenging to talk about this stuff when it gets presented as like it's just capital t capital s the science'
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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