But, but, but...SCIENCE!-----Body Mass Index Is ‘Racist,’ Says American Medical Association

Body Mass Index Is ‘Racist,’ Says American Medical Association - Naveen Athrappully 

• The announcement comes amid recent definition changes by major healthcare institutions that seek to view abnormalities as 'inclusive'

"The American Medical Association (AMA) has warned against using the Body Mass Index (BMI) as the sole metric to determine whether an individual is overweight or not—citing “historical harm” from the measurement...
The AMA’s BMI announcement comes as there has been a growing attempt to disregard the issue of body weight. 

Terms like “weight bias” have sprouted up as a form of discrimination, with doctors feeling pressured to avoid mentioning weight...