American Medical Association Finally Admits That BMI Standards Are Racist

American Medical Association Finally Admits That BMI Standards Are Racist

Essence Magazine:

By Rayna Reid Rayford ·Updated June 21, 2023

It’s not you, it’s BMI. On Tuesday, the American Medical Association (AMA), the country’s largest group of doctors, voted on a new policy that encourages doctors to avoid relying on body mass index (BMI “doesn’t

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