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The real dangers of an obesity diagnosis, and why it’s sometimes best to just use the F word
Medical researcher and patient advocate Ragen Chastain discusses why the body mass index is misleading and how it can lead to discrimination in healthcare.
Sources and additional reading:
Is BMI a scam?
Top 10 reasons why the BMI is bogus
Maintenance Phase: The Body Mass Index
Maintenance Phase: The Obesity Epidemic
Did the American Medical Association make the correct decision classifying obesity as a disease?
Fearing the Black Body
Belly of the Beast
What We Don't Talk About When We Talk About Fat and "You Just Need to Lose Weight" and 19 Other Myths About Fat People
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Medical researcher and patient advocate Ragen Chastain discusses why the body mass index is misleading and how it can lead to discrimination in healthcare.
Sources and additional reading:
Is BMI a scam?
Top 10 reasons why the BMI is bogus
Maintenance Phase: The Body Mass Index
Maintenance Phase: The Obesity Epidemic
Did the American Medical Association make the correct decision classifying obesity as a disease?
Fearing the Black Body
Belly of the Beast
What We Don't Talk About When We Talk About Fat and "You Just Need to Lose Weight" and 19 Other Myths About Fat People
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