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[Biological significance and interpretation of the corpulence index BMI (Body Mass Index)]
1Laboratoire d'Anthropologie biologique et Evolution, Université Paris-VII.
Abstract:
A study of the corpulence of young French men between the age of 18 and 20 has proved the existence of a biological constant between the height and the weight, bringing a new significance to the Body Mass Index. The elaboration of a new index BMC (BMI corrected), allows us to know with precision the underweight or overweight of any individual.