The BMI is EVERYWHERE. But is it scientific or scientif-ish? While many Americans think of the body mass index as an objective measure of health, its history reveals a more complicated story. This week, Mike and Aubrey tackle the first in a two-part series about the BMI and the “Obesity Epidemic.” Along the way they visit 18th century Belgium, learn a gross new acronym and dissect Dracula&apos;s facial features. LINKS!:<ul><li><a href='https://elemental.medium.com/the-bizarre-and-racist-history-of-the-bmi-7d8dc2aa33bb'>The Bizarre and Racist History of the BMI</a> (Elemental) </li><li><a href='https://upittpress.org/books/9781848935686/'>Adolphe Quetelet, Social Physics, and the Average Men of Science, 1796-1874</a> (University of Pittsburgh Press)</li><li><a href='https://qz.com/1035624/150-years-after-the-birth-of-the-eugenics-movement-researchers-are-carefully-dipping-back-into-the-genetics-of-social-mobility/'>Mindful of eugenics’ dark history, researchers are reexamining the genetics of social mobility</a> (Quartz) </li><li><a href='https://academic.oup.com/ndt/article/23/1/47/1923176'>Adolphe Quetelet (1796–1874)—the average man and indices of obesity</a> (Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation)</li><li><a href='https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4904092/'>For Researchers on Obesity: Historical Review of Extra Body Weight Definitions</a> (Obesity)</li><li><a href='http://eugenicsarchive.ca/discover/connections/5233cb0f5c2ec5000000009c'>Quetelet, Adolphe</a> (Canada’s Eugenics Archives)</li><li><a href='https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=106268439'>Top 10 Reasons Why The BMI Is Bogus</a> (NPR)</li><li><a href='https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2018/11/body-stereotypes-personality-debunked-eugenics/575041/'>The False Science Linking Body Shape to Personality</a> (The Atlantic)</li><li><a href='https://www.bmj.com/content/332/7555/1412.2'>Obesity task force linked to WHO takes “millions” from drug firms</a> (The BMJ)</li><li><a href='https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4381543/'>Impact of weight bias and stigma on quality of care and outcomes for patients with obesity</a> (Obesity Reviews) </li></ul> <a rel="payment" href="https://www.patreon.com/maintenancephase">Support the show</a> (https://www.patreon.com/maintenancephase)

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