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Episode #231: BMI Controversy and New Drug Breakthroughs

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The History of the BMI Calculator

Prior to the 1990s, BMI was based on ideal weight data from insurance companies. The AMA and some other authors have deemed BMI to be racist because it was created from research that excluded women and people of color.

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