Are You Overweight

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Are You Overweight?


BMI is proportional to mass and inversely proportional to the square of the height. In simple words, it is a measure of relative size based on the mass and height of an individual. It has been used by the WHO as the standard for recording obesity statistics. Body Mass Index is a statistical measure of the body fat scaled according to your ideal height and ideal weight. It can be listed in five categories.


Category

BMI Range

Starvation

less than 15

Underweight

from 15 to 18.5

Normal

from 18.5 to 25

Overweight

from 25 to 30

Obese

greater than 30


Example Consider if you are 60 kg weight and 152cm height. Then enter the weight and height and click calculate. You will get the result as shown below.


BMI can be calculated quickly and without expensive equipment.

Check your Body Mass Index using BMI Calculator @ https://www.easycalculation.com/health/bmi.php


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