Body Mass Index (BMI) Chart
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Men and women
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underweight |
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normal weight |
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overweight |
(bmi<20) |
(bmi 20-25) |
(bmi>25) |
Body Mass Index
Body mass index, BMI, is
a number generated by dividing your weight in kilograms by your height
in metres squared.
Body
mass index (BMI)
=
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weight(kg)
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height(m)2
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Our ideal
weight range charts are based on body mass index, modified to take into
account whether you are male or female.
Body mass
index is used to determine whether an individual, male or female, falls
into a broad band considered to be healthy weight, or is outside the
parameters and, if so, to what extent. BMI is used by scientist and
researchers to determine the health implications of being a certain BMI.
BMI
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category
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below
20
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underweight
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20-25
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normal
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25-30
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overweight
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over
30
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obese
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