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BMI Calculator
Everyone wants to stay fit. But there must be some rate through which judge himself on the basis of set standards. The set standard is BMI which is acronym for Body Mass Index. Body mass index is measurement of your fats according to your height and your weight. BMI Calculator is the tool through which Body Mass Index can be calculated.
BMI calculator is available on US Government Sites and is free to use. Anyone can use it to calculate his/ her Body Mass Index. You need to input your height, weight into the calculator and it will tell categorize you according to predefined categories on the basis of your Body Mass Index value. On the basis of Body Mass Index Value, 4 classes are defined:
- Underweight: It is the first class according to BMI value calculated from BMI calculator and people whose BMI value is equal or less than 18.5 falls under this category.
- Normal Weight: This is second category on which BMI calculator differentiate people. People who are normal weight have their BMI value lie in the range of 18.5 to 24.9
- Overweight: This is the third category on the basis of Body Mass Index value. Those people whose BMI value calculated by BMI calculator falls in the range of 25 to 29.9 are in the category of overweight.
- Obesity: This is the last category on the basis of values of Body Mass Index. These values can vary but generally the value of Body Mass Index calculated by BMI calculator is most of times more than 30.
Thus BMI calculator helps people keeping a tab on their BMI values. One can measure his progress for calculating weight loss from BMI calculator easily as he sheds pounds his BMI values will vary and he can know if he is traversing from category to another or not.
Here is the table listed for people to get acquainted with the values of Body Mass Index, classification of people into 4 categories as defined along with the associated disease risks involved.
Classification of Overweight and Obesity by BMI, Waist Circumference,
and Associated Disease Risks |
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Disease Risk* Relative to Normal Weight and Waist Circumference |
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BMI
(kg/m2) |
Obesity
Class |
Men 102 cm (40 in) or less
Women 88 cm (35 in) or less |
Men > 102 cm (40 in)
Women > 88 cm (35 in) |
Underweight |
< 18.5 |
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- |
Normal |
18.5 - 24.9 |
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- |
- |
Overweight |
25.0 - 29.9 |
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Increased |
High |
Obesity |
30.0 - 34.9 |
I |
High |
Very High |
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35.0 - 39.9 |
II |
Very High |
Very High |
Extreme Obesity |
40.0 + |
III |
Extremely High |
Extremely High |
* Disease risk for type 2 diabetes, hypertension, and CVD.
+ Increased waist circumference can also be a marker for increased risk even in persons of normal weight.
** This has been taken from a US Government website which is in the public domain.
It is always better to consult your Physician, who knows best.
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