How to calculate BMI ?
- Curious questions, Human body, Life Science
- November 14, 2014
Your body needs a reasonable quantity of fat in it to stay healthy. However, if this quantity of fat in body dips too low or zooms too high, it can lead to health problems of various kinds. Therefore maintaining just the right amount of body fat is an essential part of self health care. There
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