Developed the concept of BMI to explain observations of the Belgian population in the 1850s that body mass increased relative to stature squared.

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Adolphe Quetelet developed the concept of the Body Mass Index (BMI) in the 19th century as part of his broader work on social physics, where he applied statistical methods to study the characteristics of the human body, including the relationship between body mass and height squared.

Developed the Concept of BMI to Explain Observations of the Belgian