what the hell is a bmi?

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and why is it important

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BMI is body mass index. It is used to determine whether or not you are overweight, normal weight or underweight...so it is important in determining your health risks. To learn more about it and to see where you stand, go here:
http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dnpa/bmi/index.htm

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its called body mass index

witch means how much of ur weight is fat percentage wise

its a scientific measurement that tells u if ur obese or not

Body mass index is a way to measure how fat or skinny you are taking into account your height (a good overall measure of your size)

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In Australia we measure it by taking your weight (in kg) and dividing by your height (in meters) times itself

BMI = wt/(ht x ht)

From this you can find where you are in the scheme of things:

BMI Categories:

* Underweight = <18.5
* Normal weight = 18.5-24.9
* Overweight = 25-29.9
* Obesity = BMI of 30 or greater

body mass index

BMI stands for Body Mass Index.It reflects whether ur body weight is under control or not.

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