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Should You Care about BMI?
Episode 45

Should You Care about BMI?

Diet Culture Rebel Podcast · Bonnie Roney

July 28, 202118m 58s

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Show Notes

In this week's episode, Bonnie goes solo to talk with you about Should you care about BMI? 

She will touch on topics such as:

  • What is BMI and how was it created?

  •  Why BMI is not a great tool to measure health

  • How lowering the BMI standards was actually really sketchy & unethical 

  • We can't make assumptions about anyone's health based off their BMI

  • Errors in a report from CDC not shared to the public about BMI.

  • Health cannot be measured by whatever BMI category you are in!


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