Ep 12. BMI Has No Place In The Classroom

Curriculum changes mean the BMI will be taken out of the classroom. How did it ever get in there and why do we cling to a useless measure?

 

Sources:

1. https://theembracecollective.org/blog/bye-bye-bmi-food-and-wellbeing-education-in-schools-overhauled-to-prevent-eating-disorders-in-young-people

2. https://theconversation.com/no-more-bmi-diets-or-bad-foods-why-changing-how-we-teach-kids-about-weight-and-nutrition-is-long-overdue-222605

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