
Everett Munez
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Everett Munez was an Editorial Intern at Encyclopædia Britannica in 2021 and 2022. He graduated from Occidental College in 2023 with a bachelor's degree in history and pursued graduate studies at Northwestern University while continuing to write for Britannica.
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BMI stands for “body mass index” and is an estimate of total body fat. BMI does not measure body fat directly, but it does help determine whether a person is clinically underweight or obese. The formula to calculate BMI is as follows: weight (kg) / [height (m)]2 = BMI For adults over age 20, a BMI…
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