What is the name of the scientist who is credited for the origins of the Body Mass Index (BMI)?

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To identify the origin of the Body Mass Index (BMI), we should evaluate each proposed figure in the options.
Option 1: 'Charles Darwin' is historically associated with evolution and natural selection, not with the development of BMI. This choice confuses BMI with evolutionary theory and thus is incorrect.
Option 2: 'Adolphe Quetelet' is the correct attribution. Quetelet was a 19th-century Belgian astronomer and statistician who introduced the body mass index concept as a simple measure relating weight to height, laying the foundation for BMI's use in health and epidemiology.
Option 3: 'Fatima Stanford' appears to be a fictional or non-existent name in the context of BMI history, and there is no historical record linking a person by this name to BMI. This makes it an incorrect option.
Option 4: 'Adolphe Carter' resembles a plausible-sounding name but does not correspond to any known figure associated with BMI’s origins. There is no historical basis for crediting someone by this name with BMI development, so this choice is incorrect.
Viewed together, only Adolphe Quetelet aligns with the established historical origin of BMI, while the other options fail due to lack of connection to BMI’s creation or relevance.

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What is the name of the scientist who is credited for the origins of the Body Mass Index (BMI)?

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