BMI Calculator

Your BMI -- a proportion between your body weight and your height, helps determine if you're a healthy weight

Calculate Your Body Mass Index

Your BMIcan reveal whether you're carrying too much, not enough, or the proper weight.

En espanol (BMI) is an estimate of your body's weight that is determined by the size and weight of your. Doctors utilize BMI as well as other indicators of health to determine an adult's health status and possible health risks. The people with higher BMIs are more likely to be diagnosed with chronic illnesses, such as sleep apnea or type two diabetes or heart disease. To find your own BMI take a look at this calculator.

To determine your BMI for calculating your BMI, enter the weight and height of your body in the table below. After you click on the 'Calculate' button, you'll be taken to a section regarding your results.Height 4 5' 6 7' 1" 1" 2" 3" 4" 5" 6" 7" 8" 9" 10" 11" Weightlbs.CALCULATE

(NOTE: BMIshould not be used to evaluate the weight of a child because the proper weight for a child can vary greatly by age.)

In general, people who have higher BMIs have a greater probability of developing ailments like heart diseases, excessive blood pressure and sleep apnea or type 2 diabetic. However, many aspects like your family history, your eating habits, and your level of physical activityall affect your general health.

BMI results from the calculator are placed into broad categories like healthy weight, underweight overweight and obese.

While you analyze your results keep in mind that BMI has its limits, and that BMI recommendations do differ based on gender, as well as other variables. (For example, BMI may underestimate body fat in an elderly person with a loss of muscle.)

If you have questions or concerns about you BMI results, speak to your physician or health professional.

FAQs

What is BMI?

BMI (or body mass index, is a screening tool which takes into consideration the person's height and weight. It assigns people to four weight categories (underweight healthy weight, underweight, overweight, obese) which may be linked to health issues. But BMI doesn't directly measure the health of a person.

What is a healthy BMI?

Healthy weight refers to having a BMI of that ranges between 18.5 up to 24.9. The weight range in this category is linked to fewer health issues than those in the overweight, overweight and obese categories.

What should My BMI to be?

It is believed that the "healthy weight" category--defined as having a BMI of between 18.5 to 24.9--is considered ideal. But keep in mind that BMI isn't the only measure. For instance, it does not take into consideration how much fat you are carrying or where the fat is distributed, which are factors that may affect the health of your metabolism.

How do you calculate BMI determined?

The body mass index (BMI) is a persons weight expressed in kilograms multiplied by the quadratic of the height in meters.

How accurate can it be? BMI?

The answer is dependent. BMI also doesn't know the proportion of your weight comes made up of muscle or fat, which means it's not able to reveal information crucial to assessing your health risks.For example, athletes may have a high BMI because of their muscular mass, even if there's no evidence of obesity. Additionally, the definitions of the weight categories were based mostly on white people, which means it might not be the most accurate for people from other races and ethnicities.

How does age or race influence BMI?

BMI does not differentiate between fat, bone and muscle; therefore, it may be less accurate for older individuals, who tend to decrease their muscle mass and density as they get older. (That's why people over 65 can benefit from having a slightly higher BMI somewhere between 27 and 25.) Studies have shown how the BMI measure of overweight overestimates the risk of Black individuals and undervalues the risk in individuals who are of Asian descent, which may result in a mistreatment and health disparities.

Are BMI recommendations similar for men and women?

The amount of body fat differs for women and men. For women the ideal body fat is 20 to 21 percent. (The standard American woman is around 22-25 percent body fat.) For men, the suggested percentage of fat should be between 13 and 17 percent. (The average American man has about 17 - 19 percent bodyfat.)

To figure out your ideal body weight, test this formula:

• Women: 100 pounds from body weight during the first 5 feet plus 5 pounds for every increment of an inch.
• Men men: 106lbs of corpus weight to the first 5 feet of height plus 6 pounds for every increment of an inch.

If you have a small body frame, subtract 10 percent of the number. For a large frame, add 10 percent.