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Body Mass Index (BMI) - Definition

The most widely used method of assessing weight. An index of a person's weight in relation to height, determined by dividing the weight (in kilograms) by the square of the height (in meters). For us pound users, its pounds times 703 divided by the height in inches, divided by the height in inches again (or just use our BMI Calculator