and why is it important
2006-08-10 18:11:59 · 5 answers · asked by nikki fm 2 in Health ➔ Diet & Fitness
BMI is body mass index. It is used to determine whether or not you are overweight, normal weight or underweight...so it is important in determining your health risks. To learn more about it and to see where you stand, go here:
http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dnpa/bmi/index.htm
2006-08-10 18:17:20 · answer #1 · answered by ilse72 7 · 6⤊ 0⤋
BMI stands for Body Mass Index.It reflects whether ur body weight is under control or not.
2006-08-11 01:19:23 · answer #2 · answered by suneel dixit 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Body mass index is a way to measure how fat or skinny you are taking into account your height (a good overall measure of your size)
Check these sites
In Australia we measure it by taking your weight (in kg) and dividing by your height (in meters) times itself
BMI = wt/(ht x ht)
From this you can find where you are in the scheme of things:
BMI Categories:
* Underweight = <18.5
* Normal weight = 18.5-24.9
* Overweight = 25-29.9
* Obesity = BMI of 30 or greater
2006-08-11 01:16:39 · answer #3 · answered by Orinoco 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
check it out here
its called body mass index
witch means how much of ur weight is fat percentage wise
its a scientific measurement that tells u if ur obese or not
2006-08-11 01:16:19 · answer #4 · answered by ONly truth 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
body mass index
2006-08-11 01:18:40 · answer #5 · answered by fruitie 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋