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Yes, it is indeed a "bias". Otherwise BMI recommendations would have already been accounting for race. They account for height and weight, but where do you see
by sridca 8y ago
Yes, it is indeed a "bias". Otherwise BMI recommendations would have already been accounting for race.
They account for height and weight, but where do you see mention of race here, for instance? https://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/educational/lose_wt/BMI/bmicalc.htm https://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/educational/lose_wt/BMI/bmi...
Their recommendations are utterly useless -- even harmful -- to South Asians.