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Body Mass Index

Body Mass Index Body Mass Index is a method made to measure the ratio of body fat by using person’s height and weight statistically. Its not the accurate measure of body fat just an estimated one. History: Invented by Belgian Polymath Adolphe Quetelet between 1830 and 1850. Body Mass Index is obtained by dividing a person’s weight to the square of its height in metric scale this formulae us height in metric scale. This formulae is used universally and it’s answer comes in unit measure of kg/m2. In SJ Units – BMI = Mass (Kg) / Height2 (m2) In Imperial Units – BMI = mass (lb) x 703 / height2 (in2) Categories of BMI...

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