American Medical Association Declares Body Mass Index Scale “Racist”
(Steve Watson) Fat Body positivity people rejoice, the American Medical Association is recommending ditching the Body Mass Index (BMI) scale, claiming that it has a “racist” history.
The Daily Mail reports that the AMA says that the BMI has caused “historical harm” and has been exploited for “racist exclusion,” and even by eugenicists.
The AMA further declares that body shape should be reevaluated “across race and ethnic groups, sexes, genders,” and that medical professionals should not use the BMI as the only measurement of healthy weight.
“BMI does not appropriately represent racial and ethnic minorities,” the AMA now states on it’s website.
NEW - American Medical Association now says BMI is "racist" because the measurement was designed based on white bodies in the 19th century.https://t.co/RwiaycgcP9
— Disclose.tv (@disclosetv) June 19, 2023
The BMI simply uses height and weight to determine if a person is overweight or not.
Now, somehow, that’s only applicable to whitey.
fats will come up with everything to avoid putting the burger down pic.twitter.com/uSN0JsLmRP
— hachiman 🧙♂️ (@h8chiman) June 19, 2023
Data is racist…
— onemorecomma (@0nemorecomma) June 19, 2023
“BMI is weight divided by height”, how can that possibly be racist?
— VernAcular (@realVernAcular) June 19, 2023
Even if it is no reflection on health, wouldn’t it require a racial component to be racist🤔
Does that make a heart attack a Hate Crime?
— The Fulcrum 🧀🐀 (@AbeLopezAuthor) June 19, 2023
Weight supremacy 😠
— ✬ ɴλτλιίε ✬™️ (@L3mino) June 19, 2023
