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> These omissions are why the AMA adopted a policy in June to downplay the clinical use of BMI, calling it “an imperfect measure” that has been used for “racist
by DoneWithAllThat 3y ago
> These omissions are why the AMA adopted a policy in June to downplay the clinical use of BMI, calling it “an imperfect measure” that has been used for “racist exclusion” and that has caused “historical harm”. The policy suggests combining other metrics, such as waist circumference or body composition, with BMI.
Without even reading the article I already knew there would be some identity politics nonsense underpinning it. Because it’s Nature, and they have no credibility anymore.
- KittenInABox 3y agoI don't think this is identity politics. It's well known there's ethnicity differences in health. East Asians are more at risk for diabetes at lower BMIs than Whites, for example. There's nothing political about saying BMI categories for overweight/obese/etc are skewed towards what's normal for the average White person specifically, which affects everyone else.
- confidantlake 3y agoIt is incredibly racist of them to imply other races somehow can not maintain normal body weight. This directly harms the very people they claim to be helping.