Richard Friedman headshot (IMAGE) Medical University of South Carolina Caption Richard J. Friedman, MD, FRCSC, an orthopaedic surgeon at MUSC Health, says impact of BMI cutoffs hasn’t been properly studied and enforcing one only increases health disparities. Credit MUSC Health Usage Restrictions none License Original content Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.