Most of the general public had no idea what Body Mass Index (BMI) was
until the controversy surrounding too-skinny models walking the
world's fashion shows. Once the announcement was made that models who
didn't meet certain BMI requirements would not be allowed on the
runway, the general question became: what in the world is BMI?
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