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- What is your BMI?
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Body Mass Index (BMI) is one way you can determine if your present weight is putting your health
at risk.
Please remember that BMI does not, however,
take into account the actual amount of fat a person is carrying and therefore
must be interpreted with care.
Your BMI can be calculated by taking your
weight (kilograms) and dividing it by your height (meters) squared.
If you know your current height and weight,
you can work out which weight range you are in by using this calculation, or
the chart displayed below.
These are the
weight ranges, set by the World Health Organization:
- If your BMI is less than 18.4 you are underweight for your height
- If your BMI is between 18.5 and 24.9 you’re an ideal weight for your height
- If your BMI is between 25 and 29.9 you’re over the ideal weight for your
height
- If your BMI is between 30 and 39.9 you are obese
- If your BMI is over 40 you are very obese