Here We Go: American Medical Association Claims BMI is “Racist” and Should Not Be Used Due to Its Origin in 19th Century White Body Standards
The American Medical Association (AMA), one of the country’s largest medical organizations, has now jumped onto the bandwagon of wokeness by labeling the Body Mass Index (BMI) as “racist.” The association has argued that BMI has a troubled past, with roots in “racist exclusion” and “historical harm,” and is thus an imperfect tool for evaluating…