What is body mass index and how do you calculate it?

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What is body mass index and how do you calculate it?

2006-09-19 05:38:00 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Diet & Fitness

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BMI is a measure of obesity or skinniness.

Have a look on these pages

The second one has a BMI calculator

2006-09-19 05:39:42 · answer #1 · answered by Orinoco 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋

body mass index (BMI) is a rough estimate of the relative weight per height of a person. it is used to estimate whether weight is a risk factor for health esp. in conditions such as high blood pressure or other cardiovascular diseases.

BMI = weight in kilograms / height in meters squared

over 30 is considered obese and optimal is between 18 and 24.9

2006-09-19 12:42:36 · answer #2 · answered by cdlbhd321 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋