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What is BMI? By defination, the body mass index (BMI), is the measurement of the of body fat based on height and weight that applies to both adult men and women. but actually BMI calculation does not measure percentage of total body fat, but it is a tool used to estimate what is considered a healthy weight based on a persons height. So a proper defination of BMI will be like "The body mass index (BMI) is a statistical measure of the weight of a person scaled according to height. " BMI is currently the most widely used body weight diagnostic tool. It is primarly implemented to identify obesity problems. Although the body mass index is an accurate represenation of weight compared to height, it is not considered accurate to determaine obesity and general body health. The body mass index was invented in the mid 1900s by a man named Adolphe Quetelet during his research of social physics. The Body mass index is defined as the your body weight divided by the square of your height. The formulas is universally expressed as kg/m2. The excess weight or deficiency may, in part, be accounted for by body fat although other factors such as muscularity also affect BMI. |