Debunking BMI: and it's underlying racism

Debunking BMI or “body mass index”, and taking a look at it’s outdated, racist roots. In this video we take a deep dive into the history of BMI, and how in 1998, many Americans became “fat” overnight, without their weight changing at all! This video also covers how our current health care industry disproportionately negatively affects people of color and women specifically because of an outdated, and problematic model.

Kaitlin Bolt-Lovett