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Body mass index has long been a standard, but controversial, measurement of weight and health.
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If you’ve been paying attention to health news recently, you may have noticed a subtle but real shift in the way society discusses bodyweight. It started around 10 years ago with the body positivity movement, the idea that we should love our bodies at any size. It was around the same time that the American Medical Association classified obesity as a disease. The medical community was divided, with some believing the classification would help reduce stigma, while others argued it pathologized larger bodies.
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Comments about our looks from our loved ones and friends can cause lifelong insecurities. How can we teach kids to feel confident about their bodies instead?
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Written and presented by Melissa Hogenboom.
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The outdated, much-maligned health measure now determines who gets obesity drugs—and who doesn’t.
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The Napoleon Complex - aka 'small man syndrome' - suggests short men are overly aggressive. But is it true? And was Napoleon himself even short? It seems we may have been spun a neat web of lies, smears, and propaganda.
Film by Max Tobin
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Wheelchair users find it near-impossible to find accessible scales and keep check of their weight.
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Healthcare professionals, from advanced sports dieticians to general practitioners, are increasingly trading a focus on weight for other, more robust health measures
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Devised almost 200 years ago, body mass index is used as a marker of health by many, yet called useless by others. What’s the truth?
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Overreliance on BMI as a measure of weight and health has deepened inequities and led to inaccuracies and overgeneralizations.
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Body mass index has long been a standard, but controversial, measurement of weight and health.
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Where you fall on the body mass index, or BMI, scale says a lot about your risk for health problems, doctors say. But many people argue the scale is imprecise and judgmental.
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