37: Is the BMI still reliable in 2023? with Elijah Espino

The Body Mass Index or BMI has been a foundation for the standard of health for centuries. But as society evolved, many people have come forward saying that the BMI is severely outdated. If this is true, why do doctors still use it in as their basis for who’s underweight, healthy and obese? Jo and Elijah unbox these issues and all of the baggage of the BMI from it’s history to the reality of needing other metrics and factors to understand your current health status.

Follow @thedonutboxpod to get more updates and content on future episodes.

Follow Jo and heal your own relationship with food by checking out: @itsjosebastian and @healwithjo.rnd on Instagram.

The Donut Box is produced by Anica Neri, edited by Rene Perez.

The Donut Box is an ANIMA podcast.