The BMI(Body Mass Index) standard was never meant to measure individual health and, again, was based purely on studies of white men.
Yet despite its many flaws, the BMI is our go-to measure of health for all genders and body types
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The BMI scale cannot be applied to everyone (especially women & POC) because it was developed by studying European men — and thus does not take into account racial & sex differences.
It is also an inaccurate measure of body fat content
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