Using the BMI Calculator to Understand Obesity

The BMI calculator will play a major role in understanding obesity and helping you determine if you're obese or just overweight by measuring the level of obesity in your body.

The term BMI stands for body mass index.

This refers to the amount of mass you have on your body, which is not necessarily the amount of fat you have on your body.

Two people may reach the same height and the same BMI; but, one may be very muscular one may be quite fat.

This is why this calculator should be used as just one measure of many when determining obesity.

This calculator is looking at how much mass is on your body by comparing your height and your weight.

Example:

A person that is 6 feet tall and weighs 200 pounds will have the BMI, according to the BMI calculator, of 27.1.

You then compare this number to a chart that shows if you are:

• Underweight
• Normal weight
• Overweight or
• Obese.

In the above example, a 6 feet tall, 200 pound person is in the overweight range.

• 18.5 or less is underweight
• 18.5 to 24.9 is normal
• 25 to 29.9 is overweight
• 30 to 39.9 is obese
• 40 or more is morbidly obese.

In general, women have a higher percentage of fat in men. Older individuals have a higher percentage of fat in younger individuals.

This means that if a man and a woman both have the same BMI, it is likely that the woman will have more fat than the man.

Similarly, if an older person and a younger person have the same BMI, it is likely that the older person will have more fat.

Keep in mind that the BMI calculator is just one tool to determine obesity.

Other things that you will want to consider include:

• Your waist measurement
• Blood pressure
• Cholesterol level
• Blood sugar level and
• Your Family History.

Keep in mind that if you carry a lot of muscle from lifting weights, you will have a high BMI level.

Use the BMI calculator as one tool in the big picture to determine obesity.

If your BMI is high, then you must act now before it's too late.

Now is the time to get your body on the road to good health.

You can start by finding out your BMI with the BMI calculator below:

Enter your weight in pounds and your height in inches in the form below and press the "Compute BMI" button

Remember:

• 18.5 or less is underweight
• 18.5 to 24.9 is normal
• 25 to 29.9 is overweight
• 30 to 39.9 is obese
• 40 or above is morbidly obese.

You must have a BMI of 27 or higher in order to take prescription diet pills.

• Join an online weight loss program
• Control your appetite with prescription diet pills such as phentermine
• Learn to modify your behavior
• Eat a nutritious diet that includes:
  Fruits

  Vegetables

  Whole grains

  Lean meats and

  Beans.

• Start an exercise program at your local gym. You can do this as a family as well.

A high BMI, when it is attributed to fat and not muscle, will lead to health problems such as:

• Cardiovascular disease
• Diabetes
• High blood pressure and
• Joint problems just to name a few.

It is not too late to change your life.

You can and will overcome obesity by following the advice within this web site. Will you start right now?

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