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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]There's no excuse for using a measure that was developed based on the bodies of White men on women and people of color. And this article makes me wonder - what data were used to develop BMI categories for children?[/quote] Is there evidence that belly fat is healthy in people of color?[/quote] A. BMI doesn't measure belly fat B. Yes, there is evidence that the relationship between high BMI and mortality is much weaker for people of color and especially women of color https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3844096/[/quote]
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