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Body
Mass Index (BMI)
The BMI can be used
to indicate if you are overweight, obese, underweight
or normal. BMI is a single number which expresses
a relationship between height, body surface area,
and body weight. BMI can be very useful because
it correlates very closely to your body fat percentage
which is much more difficult to measure. The BMI
is calculated from your height and weight to give
a value as to your body fat.
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Full
Table of BMI Explanations:
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| Men |
Women |
Risk
Factor |
| Less
than 20.7 |
Less
than 19.1 |
Underweight.
A BMI less than 20.7 for males or 19.1 for females
is considered Underweight. |
| 20.7
to 26.4 |
19.1 to 25.8 |
Normal,
very low risk. |
| 26.5
to 27.8 |
25.9
to 27.3 |
Marginally
overweight,
some risk. Time to lose some weight. |
| 27.9
to 31.1 |
27.4
to 32.2 |
Overweight,
moderate risk. Time to lose some weight. |
| 31.2
to 45.4 |
32.3
to 44.8 |
Severely
overweight,
high risk. Losing weight must become a priority in
your life. |
| Greater
than 45.4 |
Greater
than 44.8 |
Morbidly
obese,
very high risk. You are endangering your time on this
wonderful earth. Losing weight must become your major
concern now. |
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