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Wednesday, November 9, 2011

Measure Your Body Mass Index!


Body mass index (BMI) is a measure of a person's body fatness or thinness based on height and weight.  BMI values are age-independent and the same for both sexes. However, BMI may not correspond to the same degree of fatness in different populations due, in part, to different body proportions. The health risks associated with increasing BMI are continuous and the interpretation of BMI gradings in relation to risk may differ for different populations.

The following interactive application is a CDF (Computable Document Format) generated using Wolfram's Mathematica. BMI classification is in accordance with the WHO classification.  If the application does not work in your browser, please first download the free Wolfram CDF Player.


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BMI Calculator said... [reply]

BMI is a relatively straightforward equation that measures a person's body fat by comparing their weight to their height:

(Weight in pounds) / (Height in inches) (Height in inches) x 703

You can also figure out your BMI without doing any math, here: http://www.bmi-calculator-weight.com/bmi-calculator/.

There are four different categories a person can fall into, ranging from underweight to obese. They are:

*18.4 or lower: Underweight.
*18.5 to 24.9: Normal weight.
*25 to 29.9: Overweight.
*30 or higher: Obese.

March 25, 2012 at 12:45 AM

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