body mass index
noun
: a measure of body fat that is the ratio of the weight of the body in kilograms to the square of its height in meters
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A person with a body mass index of more than 30 is considered to be obese.
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Another study showed that in addition to lowering TC and LDL, probiotics also lowered body mass index (BMI).9
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Jessica Swirble, Verywell Health, 5 Aug. 2025
The participants were mostly women, with a mean age of 43, and all had a body mass index categorized as overweight or obesity.
—Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 5 Aug. 2025
People who perceived weight discrimination were more likely to understand themselves as very overweight than people who, according to their body weight and height, were in the same body mass index range.
—Laura Clawson, JSTOR Daily, 5 Aug. 2025
The researchers used the eight components of the American Heart Association’s health-assessment tool—nutrition, physical activity, smoking abstinence, sleep, body mass index, blood lipids, blood sugar and blood pressure—to determine midlife women’s cardiovascular risk.
—Elizabeth Yuko, Flow Space, 29 July 2025
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Jessica Swirble, Verywell Health, 5 Aug. 2025
The participants were mostly women, with a mean age of 43, and all had a body mass index categorized as overweight or obesity.
—Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 5 Aug. 2025
People who perceived weight discrimination were more likely to understand themselves as very overweight than people who, according to their body weight and height, were in the same body mass index range.
—Laura Clawson, JSTOR Daily, 5 Aug. 2025
The researchers used the eight components of the American Heart Association’s health-assessment tool—nutrition, physical activity, smoking abstinence, sleep, body mass index, blood lipids, blood sugar and blood pressure—to determine midlife women’s cardiovascular risk.
—Elizabeth Yuko, Flow Space, 29 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for body mass index
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“Body mass index.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/body%20mass%20index. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.
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