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The term BMI was first used in the mid-19th century, although the acronym wasn't officially coined until 1972 when ...

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SOLNA, Sweden — Whether it’s being too skinny or being overweight as a child, a new study finds an unhealthy body mass index ...

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As rates of obesity, as defined by body mass index (BMI), continue to climb in the United States, so have efforts to lose weight, including a new era of weight-loss drugs.

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Measuring a person’s body mass index (BMI) isn’t “accurate or sensible”, according to public health professionals in Worcestershire.

Proper lung function is associated with a healthy body mass index. A recent study, led by Dr. Gang Wang, Karolinska Institute explored how unhealthy body mass index can affect lung function in ...