Body mass index - a physics perspective

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2011-09-01

arxiv.org/abs/1109.0296v1

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Almost two centuries ago Adolphe Quetelet came up with an index to
characterize man which is frequently used today to make predictions about
health status. We show that this so called body mass index is directly related
to the ratio between the physical quantities metabolic rate and heat loss.

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