"Some fat people are healthy? It is. And not only that, but fat seems to protect some people from some health condition," she says. But the jury is still thucking out on a lot of this stuff, and we're treating it like it's hard and fast medical knowledge,. "I feel like i am losing my grip on reality."
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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