Body Mass Index

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    Eighth grader pens powerful response to BMI question on school test

    For years, health clubs and gyms have been using the Body Mass Index (BMI) to calculate a person’s weight category.  According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), it’s calculated when “a person’s weight in kilograms [is] divided by the square of [their] height in meters.” But one eighth grader had some different thoughts.  Responding to a school health quiz asking “What is BMI?” and “Calculate your BMI,” Tessa Embry of Indiana had this to say.  (Facebook/MacLeodCartoons) “BM