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The ABCs of BMI

  • March 9, 2012
  • By KIDS DISCOVER

Body Mass Index (BMI) is an estimate of how much body fat you have, based on your height and weight. It doesn’t actually measure the percentage of body fat, but BMI can give doctors a sense of whether you are underweight, at a healthy weight, overweight, or obese.

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