The Body Mass Index or BMI has been a foundation for the standard of health for centuries. But as society evolved, many people have come forward saying that the BMI is severely outdated. If this is true, why do doctors still use it in as their basis for who’s underweight, healthy and obese? Jo and Elijah unbox these issues and all of the baggage of the BMI from it’s history to the reality of needing other metrics and factors to understand your current health status.
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The Donut Box is produced by Anica Neri, edited by Rene Perez.
The Donut Box is an ANIMA podcast.

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