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Article ToolsA person's body mass index (BMI) serves as a much better indicator health than just weight alone. BMI is a metric calculation that takes a person's weight (in kilograms) and height (in m) into consideration. The formula is as follows:
BMI=(kg/m*m)
There are many calculators available on the internet that can help a person find their own BMI without having to worry about doing the math.
Determining BMI is useful for knowing whether a person is overweight, healthy, or underweight. These days there are even bathroom scales that can calculate BMI. The general ranges of classification for overweight, healthy and underweight are as follows:
< 18.5 underweight
18.5-24.9 healthy
25-29.9 overweight
30-39.9 obese
> 40 morbidly obese
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Body mass index is a clever way of approximating how heavy a person is. It is a way of taking your height and weight and
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by Andrew Fink
BMI is an acronym for Body Mass Index, one of many different measures used to quantify an individual's overall health. BMI
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by Art Vandelay
Body mass index is a measure that uses a person's height and weight to create an overall numeric value. Body mass index
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No, to get serious, the acronym BMI refers to Body Mass Index. This is a number calculated from your height to weight ratio.
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Body Mass Index, or BMI, is the your body weight relative to your height. It relates well with body fatness. The healthy
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