29 min
Ep 3 How we got here: BMI meets death Unpacking Weight Science
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- Health & Fitness
A history of the development of the BMI (including how 'obesity' ended up on child growth charts), how we discovered there was a relationship with weight and death, and how a few powerful men gifted us the weight-centrism we have today.
To turn this episode into professional development with a Certificate of Completion, head to the Health Not Diets Pod Course homepage.
To access all the episodes before everyone else, get supporting materials as they're released and lots of other cool stuff, subscribe to the Unpacking Weight Science Patreon for $5 per month here.
For courses, coaching, consulting and community in Size Inclusive Approaches, see www.healthnotdiets.com and www.unpackingweightscience.com
A history of the development of the BMI (including how 'obesity' ended up on child growth charts), how we discovered there was a relationship with weight and death, and how a few powerful men gifted us the weight-centrism we have today.
To turn this episode into professional development with a Certificate of Completion, head to the Health Not Diets Pod Course homepage.
To access all the episodes before everyone else, get supporting materials as they're released and lots of other cool stuff, subscribe to the Unpacking Weight Science Patreon for $5 per month here.
For courses, coaching, consulting and community in Size Inclusive Approaches, see www.healthnotdiets.com and www.unpackingweightscience.com
29 min