The federal government adopted a controversial method for determining who is considered overweight so, like, how was your week? That sentence goes on to say that millions of americans became fat wednesday. They did not have any of that day. So basically what they decided they sort of track growth studies from brazil, from great britain, from hong kong, from the netherlands, singapore and the us. In both cases, they do the opposite of what is recommended to them by health care practitioners. It's like America was out of step with international guide lines. Now we're in step withinternational guide lines. And wo we got a lot of fat people.
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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