AMA Slams BMI as Racist and Outdated

AMA Slams BMI as Racist and Outdated

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The most prominent council of doctors in the U.S., the American Medical Association (AMA) is poised to eliminate the long-standing Body Mass Index (BMI), which physicians use to determine body fat based on a ratio of weight to height, due to its “racist” roots.

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