Nutrition
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Author: Sizer, Frances Sienkiewicz., WHITNEY, Ellie
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BMI or basal metabolic index of an individual is a measure of body weight (mass) divided by height. Its universal unit is kilogram per meter square (kg/m2). BMI helps to measure the amount of mass of tissue (fat, muscle, bone) in a person, and then classify the person as normal weight, underweight, overweight or obese.

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