It was developed by a mathematician, statistician and astronomer working exclusively with data from French and Scottish military conscripts in the 1800s. GORDON: The BMI was not developed by a health care provider. SUMMERS: Or that BMI, body mass index, is a reliable way to measure health. GORDON: Researchers have been clear for years that our body size isn't solely or even primarily the result of our own choices. SUMMERS: And along with that come myths, a whole lot of them about fat people - myths like being fat is a choice.
And a lot of that pressure is rooted in what author and podcast host Aubrey Gordon describes as anti-fatness.ĪUBREY GORDON: Anti-fatness is a sort of web of beliefs, interpersonal practices, institutional policies that are designed to keep fat people sort of on the margins. This time of year, there's a lot of pressure to change the way you look.
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