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Body mass index, or BMI for short, is a measure of body weight based on your height. For decades, BMI has been a way to measure whether someone is at a healthy weight. In general, people are ...

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A growing number of researchers are calling for the end of BMI as a measure of health, arguing it’s outdated, misleading, and rooted in discrimination.

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Athletics Technology Services provides technology services to coaches, administrators, staff and students to support the mission of the Division of Athletics. The Campus Living IT group supports the ...