What is Body Mass Index? (BMI)

Anyone who’s ever been on a diet or been curious about nutrition before is probably at least somewhat familiar with the term “body mass index”, or BMI for short. So what is BMI exactly, just to refresh the memory? It’s a statistical measurement that compares a given person’s height and weight. It is then determined using that comparison whether or not the person’s weight is within the range of what would be considered medically healthy for that individual or not.
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