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2023-06-20 07:25:46 UTC - NOT_HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: EF974AF9BE694EACE7DA1E828E7199007D3CE66CD99CD2A01311EE4C404BC19C
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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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