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Body Mass Index

Body Mass Index(BMI) is a simple index of weight-for-height that is commonly used to classify underweight, overweight and obesity in adults. The BMI Calculator helps you calculate your BMI - http://bit.ly/2HZbphQ

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Body Mass Index

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  1. Body Mass Index

  2. Introduction • BMI is an indicator of the measure of body fat ratio for the vast majority. It is utilized as a screening device to distinguish whether a grown-up is at a solid weight. Discover your BMI and what it implies with our helpful BMI Calculator. A different BMI Percentile Calculator ought to be utilized for children and teens that takes a kid's age and gender orientation into thought. • BMI represents Body Mass Index - This is the numerical estimation of your weight in connection to your stature. A BMI somewhere in the range of 18.5 and 25 kg/m² demonstrates an ordinary weight. A BMI of under 18.5 kg/m² is viewed as underweight. A BMI between 25 kg/m² and 29.9 kg/m² is viewed as overweight. A BMI of 30 kg/m² or higher is viewed as corpulent.

  3. Importance of BMI • The BMI is an attempt to evaluate the measure of tissue mass in an individual, and after that classify that individual as underweight, normal weight, overweight, or corpulent dependent on that esteem. • The BMI characteristic is impacted by both hereditary and non-hereditary components, and it gives a worldview to comprehend and appraise the hazard factors for medical issues. • BMI gives a basic numeric proportion of an individual's thickness or thinness, enabling wellbeing experts to talk about weight issues all the more unbiasedly with their patients. • BMI was intended classifying average sedentary populations, with average body composition.

  4. How do you calculate BMI for adults • BMI can be calculated using the formula: Formula: weight (kg) / [height (m)]2 • BMI calculator: an easier method is to use a BMI calculator. • The adult BMI calculator is used to determine the BMI for people 20 years of age and over.

  5. How do you interpret BMI levels for adults? • Once you determine a BMI level for an adult, use the chart below to determine the person’s weight category: BMI Weight Status Below 18.5 Underweight 18.5 – 24.9 Normal 25.0 – 29.9 Overweight 30.0 and Above.

  6. How do you interpret BMI levels for children? • For those over 2 years of age and under 20 years of age, calculating and interpreting BMI levels is different than for an adult. • The BMI is calculated from the child’s weight and height, age and sex. • Like adults, BMI is used to determine if a children is underweight, a healthy weight, overweight or obese.

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