There is a correlation between higher beami and worse health. Fat people generally, and fat women in particular, postpone care because they know that they are going to be overtly, directly judged by their health care providers. People do not understand how common this is. It's one of the great fears of my life, that i will die of a totally treatable or preventable thing because my doctor can't conceive of me having any other health problem than just being a fat person like i That is a fear that follows me every time i go into a doctor's office.
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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