The group is urging doctors to acknowledge that the measurement has been used for 'racist exclusion' and has caused 'historical harm.'
The group is urging doctors to acknowledge that the measurement has been used for "racist exclusion" and has caused "historical harm."The American Medical Association is clarifying the role of a person's body mass index, also known as BMI.
The main concerns the AMA said it's found with the BMI system is that it does not account for body composition, muscle mass, racial differences and genetics. "BMI should not be used as a standalone measure to understand health," said ABC News contributor Dr. Darien Sutton. "There are many other factors in life that equate to health. Unfortunately, body mass index has been utilized as an easy standard to say, 'Oh, weight is the cause of chronic disease.'"
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