Body Mass Index BMI Calculator
BMI Levels
- Underweight: < 18.5
- Normal weight: 18.5-24.9
- Overweight: 25-29.9
- Obesity: 30 or more
BMI Information
Body Mass Index (BMI) also known as Quetelet Index is a number representing a persons weight relative to the persons height. This measure applies to both adult men and women and can be used to help a person determine whether they are within a healthy weight range for their height.
One caveat of BMI is that it does not take into account a persons body composition and thus a person who is extremely athletic or muscular and also the elderly will receive a higher or lower BMI number but may obviously not be over or under weight. However for persons of average shape is serves as a fairly decent metric to know if you should be concerned about your weight.
For more information about body mass index please refer to the wikipedia page on BMI here.
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