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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The bitter melon group experienced significant decreases in weight, body mass index (BMI), body fat percentage, waist measurements, hemoglobin A1c (a measure of blood sugar regulation over a previous three-month period), and blood sugar levels.
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Lindsey Desoto, Health, 15 July 2024
Advertisement On the whole, the women who watched more TV tended to be older, were more likely to be smokers or drinkers, consumed more calories and had higher body mass index scores than women who watched less TV.
—Karen Kaplan, Los Angeles Times, 14 June 2024
When the researchers considered the effects of smoking, drinking, exercise, body mass index and diet quality, the risk of death for the nurses with the most gratitude remained lower, by 21%.
—Karen Kaplan, Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2024
People who took multivitamins every day were less likely to smoke, more likely to exercise, had higher scores for diet quality and lower ones for body mass index, and were more likely to take individual vitamin and mineral supplements.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 28 June 2024
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Lindsey Desoto, Health, 15 July 2024
Advertisement On the whole, the women who watched more TV tended to be older, were more likely to be smokers or drinkers, consumed more calories and had higher body mass index scores than women who watched less TV.
—Karen Kaplan, Los Angeles Times, 14 June 2024
When the researchers considered the effects of smoking, drinking, exercise, body mass index and diet quality, the risk of death for the nurses with the most gratitude remained lower, by 21%.
—Karen Kaplan, Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2024
People who took multivitamins every day were less likely to smoke, more likely to exercise, had higher scores for diet quality and lower ones for body mass index, and were more likely to take individual vitamin and mineral supplements.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 28 June 2024
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“Body mass index.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/body%20mass%20index. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.
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