The calculation of BMI (Body Mass Index) was invented by Adolphe Quetelet, a Belgian mathematician born in 1796. His proposal was that people’s weight could be deemed as relative to an ideal weight ...

If you want to know a little more about your body composition, there are a number of measurements you can take. You could step on a set of scales. You could get your fat measured. Or you could just ...

DO you really know if you are a healthy weight? Sure, you might not think you are fat but are those few extra pounds increasing your risk of health problems in the future? Knowing your BMI can help ...

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