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BMI

American  
[bee-em-ahy] / ˈbiˈɛmˈaɪ /

abbreviation

  1. body mass index.


BMI British  

abbreviation

  1. body mass index

  2. Broadcast Music Incorporated

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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It shares an AI-manipulated image of one of its reporters who has visibly increased her BMI using AI to demonstrate the ease of how people "cheat BMI review".

From BBC ● Sep. 20, 2026

Formalizing the country’s national AI road map and ethics regulations remains a key swing factor for governance and investment credibility, BMI says.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026

For example, Polish stocks will be moved to the S&P Developed BMI from the S&P Emerging BMI.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 3, 2026

When BMI was used by itself, it failed to identify a substantial number of people who met body-fat criteria for obesity.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 31, 2026

That finding adds to longstanding concerns about relying only on BMI, which does not fully reflect differences in body composition or show where fat is stored in the body.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 31, 2026

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