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Hannah and Tareq have a discussion about the origins of BMI and why it doesn’t do what you think it does. BS of the Week: apple cider vinegar! Disclaimer: using the word obesity while we are talking about BMI.

Follow along on IG: @nobsnutritionpod @hannahmagee_rd @tareqneuro & twitter: @nbsnpod @tareqneuro @hannahmagee_rd.

Links:

• Dr. Richard Lee: “Ask the doctor: is vinegar good for the arteries?" 
• Your Fat Friend: “The Bizarre and Racist History of the BMI” 
• Rachel Hartley: “The Many Problems With BMI - AKA The BS Measuring Index” 
• Robert H. Shmerling, MD: “How useful is the body mass index (BMI)?”
• @justsaysinmice

Journal articles:

• "Apple cider vinegar soaks [0.5%] as a treatment for atopic dermatitis do not improve skin barrier integrity" (Luu et al., 2019)
• "Measuring Fatness, Governing Bodies: The Spatialities of the Body Mass Index (BMI) in Anti‐Obesity Politics" (Evans & Colls, 2009)
• "In BMI we trust: reframing the body mass index as a measure of health" (Gutin, 2018)

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