A growing number of researchers are calling for the end of BMI as a measure of health, arguing its outdated, misleading, and rooted in discrimination. The metric, a simple weight-to-height ratio, fails to account for fat distribution, muscle mass, age, or ethnicity-yet it still influences medical decisions and public perception.
A growing number of researchers are calling for the end of BMI as a measure of health, arguing its outdated, misleading, and rooted in discrimination. The metric, a simple weight-to-height ratio, fails to account for fat distribution, muscle mass, age, or ethnicity-yet it still influences medical decisions and public perception.
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