ANSWER: The body mass index (BMI, which the chart was probably derived from) is a tool used to estimate body shape.

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ALTHOUGH THEY do yeoman’s work, it’s probably fair to say that the members of Lowell’s Planning Board had no earthly idea the scale of the Markley Group’s then-proposed data center when they approved ...

A college basketball player, who is the world's tallest teenager, may be a part of a March Madness team but won't make an appearance this year. Olivier Rioux, 19, recently extended his own Guinness ...

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As an editor and writer who has contributed to many national and local publications, Nicole Gregory enjoys communicating clearly on critical health topics so that readers can make informed choices for ...

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