Mission: 6-Pack Abs

I’m sure there’s much discussion and argument going on over the concept of BMI: body mass index. Basically, it’s a person’s ideal weight depending on his/her height. But what about age? Anyway, here’s an excerpt:

The body mass index (BMI) is a calculated number, used to compare and analyse the health effects of weight on human bodies of all heights. It was developed by the Belgian polymath Adolphe Quetelet in the course of working out his system of “social physics”, between 1830 and 1850 (and is therefore also known as the Quetelet Index). It is equal to the weight, divided by the square of the height:

BMI = w / h²

Quoted from http://www.overweight.net/content/view/82/26/

If you want to calculate your BMI, click here.

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