Rethinking Health Metrics
BMI is critiqued as an inadequate measure of obesity, with a call to focus on more relevant health indicators like blood pressure and diabetes. Both speakers emphasize the need for systemic change in how nutrition and exercise are taught, particularly to children. They highlight a disconnect in messaging that leaves even well-resourced individuals making poor health choices, raising questions about the effectiveness of current health communications.In this clip
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469: Has the wellness industrial complex gone too far? | Maya Feller, R.D.
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