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The Bizarre and Racist History of the BMI

Your Fat Friend
Elemental
Published in
7 min readOct 15, 2019

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A woman checking her weight on a scale.
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The invention of the BMI

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Published in Elemental

Elemental is a former publication from Medium for science-backed health and wellness coverage. Currently inactive and not taking submissions.

Your Fat Friend
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