BMI is a eugenicist tool created to calculate the weight of *populations,* not individuals. Even its creator said it shouldn’t be used to measure health. It only entered medical practice because American insurance companies wanted an easy tool for screening/denying claims.https://twitter.com/CakeNutrition/status/1401058532976377861 …
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I’d lost it all in just under a fortnight where, due to depression and other physical issues, I’d barely eaten or moved. It all came back on as soon as I recovered. But when I went back after genuinely improving my exercise & eating? More muscle, so higher BMI, so no high five.
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Here’s the thing, though: my GP is, in all other respects, lovely - and when I report a problem, she actually listens and schedules the relevant tests instead of assuming it’s because I’m fat. But even *she* still has a blind spot about weight and BMI. It’s trained into doctors.
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Did you know they still monitor your BMI when you’re pregnant? A charming and pointless source of stress! I nearly wept with relief when the GP I saw while pregnant openly acknowledged, “Yeah, this is utter fake bullshit and we shouldn’t be using it, just ignore it.”
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ANYWAY: the moral of the story is, fuck BMI, and fuck any doctor who genuinely believes it has a purpose beyond furthering fatphobia and medical malpractice.
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