How BMI was created

HigherIQ · Aug 16, 2026 · 5m

00:00 — Introduction 00:47 — An Astronomer's Formula 02:06 — 29 Million People Overnight 03:19 — What It Can't Tell You 04:38 — Wrap Up Sources: - PMC / National Library of Medicine - The History and Faults of the Body Mass Index and Where to Look Next: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10693914/ - Health Service Navigator - History of Body Mass Index (BMI) Measurement: https://www.myhsn.co.uk/top-tip/history-of-body-mass-index-bmi-measurement/ - CalculateMyBMI - The Complete History of BMI: From Quetelet to Modern Medicine (1832-2026): https://calculatemybmi.net/blog/bmi-history/ -…