There's no real research on the impacts of the b m i on trans people. The way we categorize race and ethnicity lumps together asian and pacific islander communities with like, east asian and south asian communities too. And india and china, which are not in the top ten of most qo obese nations, have some of the highest levels of type two diabetes diarasses rate. Because we're looking for fat people and the problem of fat people, we're also missing opportunities to intervene on public health issues.
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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