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2023-06-29 02:22:52 UTC - NOT_HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 7AA12F9A9450F643B7FA59B706CF5DC3797CDBF222F6DFA96FB76E8E64411E17
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The AMA actually stated that BMI had historically been used in a racially exclusionary way and "is based primarily on data collected from previous generations of non-Hispanic white populations" They recommend to use BMI "in conjunction with other valid measures of risk." https://www.ama-assn.org/press-center/press-releases/ama-adopts-new-policy-clarifying-role-bmi-measure-medicine
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