Why BMI is a flawed way of determining health

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Why BMI is a flawed way of determining health

As a society, fatness scares us. Most people who display a relative discomfort around "fat" tend to mask their discomfort by appearing virtuously concerned about someone's "health." What if I told you that your doctor's office wasn't responsible for the laminated ideal weight charts that are sticky-tacked to their walls; life insurance companies created them? A second way of determining a person's health related to their weight is the BMI scale. Therefore, these flawed forms of judging a person's weight and health can have consequences beyond the unpleasant tittering gossip behind someone's back.

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