BMI is a measure of a person's body size based on their height and weight. It helps categorize individuals as underweight, normal weight, overweight, or obese, indicating their general health status.
Body Mass Index is a simple calculation using a person's height and weight. The formula is
where kg is a person’s weight in kilograms and m2 is their height in metres squared.
A BMI of 25.0 or more is overweight, while the healthy range is 18.5 to 24.9. BMI applies to most adults 18-65 years.
BMI is not used for muscle builders, long distance athletes, pregnant women, the elderly or young children. This is because BMI does not take into account whether the weight is carried as muscle or fat, just the number. Those with a higher muscle mass, such as athletes, may have a high BMI but not be at greater health risk. Those with a lower muscle mass, such as children who have not completed their growth or the elderly who may be losing some muscle mass may have a lower BMI. During pregnancy and lactation, a woman‘s body composition changes, so using BMI is not appropriate.
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