BMI
Americanabbreviation
abbreviation
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body mass index
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Broadcast Music Incorporated
Example Sentences
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“With production and exports heavily constrained, investors are sensitive to any threats to supply that could drag on the post-conflict recovery,” analysts at BMI said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 2026
For clinicians, the ask is more immediate: Pause before treating BMI as sufficient justification for a prescription.
From Slate • Mar. 22, 2026
Measuring waist size may therefore provide a better way to identify people at higher risk than relying on BMI alone.
From Science Daily • Mar. 19, 2026
“We acted like we know all these answers, but actually we don’t,” said Katherine Flegal, a former scientist at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention who has studied BMI for 30 years.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 18, 2026
But BMI largely fails to take into account the details that tell us whether someone is healthy even if they carry extra weight.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 18, 2026
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