{"href":"https://api.simplecast.com/oembed?url=https%3A%2F%2Fscience-will-win.simplecast.com%2Fepisodes%2Fbeyond-bmi-what-is-obesity-really-Gq16hvvL","width":444,"version":"1.0","type":"rich","title":"Beyond BMI: What is obesity, really?","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/66a30b13-4446-4c7f-ab68-82b5c505e17c/43a345ee-2c2d-4419-bbb0-2927509d549b/cropped_1792424360973.jpg","thumbnail_height":300,"provider_url":"https://simplecast.com","provider_name":"Simplecast","html":"<iframe src=\"https://player.simplecast.com/e9c853be-2e96-483f-9dfd-e2fd57230843\" height=\"200\" width=\"100%\" title=\"Beyond BMI: What is obesity, really?\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"></iframe>","height":200,"description":"For decades, BMI has been the most widely used tool for measuring obesity. But recently, the medical community has begun to move away from using it as the main way to measure and define obesity. So in this episode, we’re opening up a nuanced discussion about why this popular tool… was never really built for the job. Why do we still use BMI? What are its limitations? And is there a better way to understand and measure obesity? Host Joe Hanson dives in."}