Debunking the BMI with Dr. Janet Tomiyama
Jan 12, 2021•38 min•Season 2Ep. 2
Summary
Virgie Tovar interviews Dr. Janet Tomiyama about the problematic nature of the Body Mass Index (BMI) as a health indicator. They discuss the history of BMI, its roots in eugenics, and how it is still used today to make health assessments, even though it is not working. The episode explores the impact of weight stigma, fatphobia in medicine, and challenges weight-centric thinking, advocating for human rights and ending weight stigma.Episode description
The science is clear: diets don't work. So why is the medical establishment still so obsessed with them? Janet and Virgie break it down.
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