About BMI, and How to calculate your BMI...

The BMI formula:
Adolphe Quetelet1796 -1874
The Body Mass Index(BMI) formula was developed by Belgium statistician Adolphe Quelet(1796-1874), and was known as the Quetelet Index. BMI is also referred to as 'body mass indicator'. BMI is an internationally used measure of obesity.
How to calculate BMI - for users who wish to manually calculate BMI we have provided a bmi formula for both imperial & metric measurements (we also offer an online BMI Calculator).
Body mass index calculation is very straightforward. Calculating body mass index requires only two measurements, height & weight.

Imperial BMI Formula
The imperial bmi formula accepts weight measurements in pounds & height measurements in either inches or feet.1 foot = 12 inchesinches² = inches * inches

Table: Imperial BMI Formula

BMI =( kg/m² )

(weight in pounds * )
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height in inches²