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The Body Mass Index
Maintenance Phase
The concepts of eugenic and disgenic theories explained
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The concept of eugenics, the idea of improving the human population over time by encouraging breeding among the 'superior' and discouraging breeding among the 'inferior', is debunked as complete nonsense. It was used as a justification for forced sterilization of certain groups of people. Francis Galton, a leader in scientific racism and cousin of Charles Darwin, was a major proponent of eugenics. The idea of the 'normal' being mediocre and in need of improvement is challenged, as it is not clear what should be considered ideal or bad.
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