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Body Mass Index:

Body Mass Index (BMI) is a person's weight in kilograms divided by the square of height in
meters. A high BMI can be an indicator of high body fatness. BMI can be used to screen for
weight categories that may lead to health problems but it is not diagnostic of the body fatness
or health of an individual.

Ranges of BMI:

< 16 Severely Under weight

16-18.5 Under weight
18.5-24 Normal
25-30 Over Weight
30-35 Unhealthy
35-40 Extremely Unhealthy
>40 Obesity

How to Calculate:

𝑊𝑒𝑖𝑔ℎ𝑡 𝑜𝑟 𝑚𝑎𝑠𝑠 𝑖𝑛 𝐾𝐺
𝐵𝑀𝐼 =
𝐻𝑒𝑖𝑔ℎ𝑡 𝑖𝑛 𝑚2

𝑊𝑒𝑖𝑔ℎ𝑡 = 75 𝑘𝑔

𝐻𝑒𝑖𝑔ℎ𝑡 = 5’. 6” = 2.6011 𝑚2

75 𝐾𝑔
𝐵𝑀𝐼 =
2.6011 𝑚2
𝐾𝑔
𝐵𝑀𝐼 = 28.8 ⁄ 2
𝑚

Description:

Over weight

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