In 20 15, researches at harvard and the university of sheffield release a study where they say they've found six different types of obesity. Just a couple of years later, researchers at massachusetts general hospital say that they have observed 59 different kinds of obesityyes. And also, from my sort of years ago research into bami stuff,. There also is like, very different data based on race. Ya, the correlation between disease and bami starts to show up at lower bamis for asian people, although there's a huge diversity within asia, obviously. But then for black people, like, black people can be larger before those s start to show up. And
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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