My grandmother has anorexia nervosa and I'm the only person who knows

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  • The BMI was introduced in the early 19th century by a Belgian named Lambert Adolphe Jacques Quetelet. He was a mathematician, not a physician. He produced the formula to give a quick and easy way to measure the degree of obesity of the general population to assist the government in allocating resources.Jul 4, 2009 anyone 5 feet four and past 110 pounds is overweight a BMI of 25-30 overweight and obese are not the same

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    • If I were to weigh 121 lbs I would have to fast certain days and eat very little. I am not willing to do that because being a women I would lose my periods and it could cause infertility. I have been that weight and didn't have periods for 2 whole years.

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    • Okay. But she still looks drastically thin.

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