Calculating Your BMI (Body Mass Index)

Your BMI - Body Mass Index - result is a measure of your weight relative to your height and waist circumference, all of which when taken together calculates your abdominal fat.

Combining this measure with information about your additional risk factors yields your risk for developing obesity-associated diseases.

Using The BMI - Body Mass Index Calculator

Firstly, keep in mind that according to the NHLBI (National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, U.S. National Institutes of Health) guidelines... Your BMI is just one peice of the puzzle. A comprehensive assessment of whether a person is overweight involves using all three of the following measures:

body mass index (BMI)
waist circumference, and
risk factors for diseases and conditions associated with obesity.

You can learn more about the BMI (Body Mass Index) measure here.

To use the tool below simply choose your sex, then enter numeric values for your height, weight and waist size and then click the "Click To Calculate" button.

The BMI - Body Mass Index Calculator

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Source: U.S. National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, U.S. National Institutes of Health (1998). Clinical Guidelines on the Identification, Evaluation, and Treatment of Overweight and Obesity in Adults (NIH Publication No. 98-4083).

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