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by paulsutter 1045 days ago
Although this has little bearing on the study, BMI works best for people of average height. Tall thin people have a high BMI, and unthin short people have a low BMI.

Math reason: the square term for height is incorrect, people are three dimensional and a cube would be more appropriate (the formula is (lbweight/(inchheight^2 * 703))).

Check the BMI of tall and short people that you know in this chart:

https://www.cancer.org/cancer/risk-prevention/diet-physical-...