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2023-06-20 05:19:56 UTC - NOT_HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: E580FB6E4CFFB1AF6B000111AB6B249102700F50D636CB4F26FB51780865D83E
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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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