Here, again, the authors discussing "Body Mass Index" don't seem to know
that BMI is defined as "body mass" in kilograms divided by (height in
meters) squared. The word "mass" in the name of the index itself is a
clue that they fail to understand or deliberately corrupt. Which is it?
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On Sat, 7 Apr 2001, Bill Potts wrote:
> >From [EMAIL PROTECTED]:
>
> Obesity is normally defined by the body mass index,
> or BMI, calculated by dividing weight in kilograms by
> height in meters squared. An index of between 18.5
> and 25 is considered healthy, while those with a score
> between 25 and 29 are classed as overweight and those
> whose BMI is higher than that are considered obese.
>
> ...
