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Body Mass Index (BMI):

The following calculator will determine your BMI.

Weight: lbs.

Height: Ft. In.

Body Mass Index

According to the Panel on Energy, Obesity, and Body Weight Standards published by American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, your category is:

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What is overweight

There are many ways that people have defined overweight and obesity in the past. Today there is good agreement on using ‘Body Mass Index’ (BMI) as a way correlate the relative sizes and risks of people.

BMI is calculated based on the following formula:

BMI = Wt (kg) or BMI = Wt (pounds) X 703
Ht (m)2 Ht (inches) 2

Weight Classification	Body Mass Index	Relative Risk
Underweight	< 18.5
Normal Weight	18.5 - 24.9	Minimal
Overweight	25 - 29.9	Moderate
Obesity Type I	30 - 34.9	High
Obesity Type II	35 - 39.9	Very High
Obesity Type III (Morbid)	>40	Extremely High

 

This information must be taken in context. People with a high muscle content or who are retaining a large amount of fluid (especially in disease conditions where these amounts can be extreme) may be put in the wrong classification. For this reason we also do body composition measurements.