If you want to reduce weight, then you must know how much extra weight you carry. Specific criteria categorize you as underweight, ideal weight, overweight and obese.
Various tools help to categorize your body in the above body type. This tool includes
- Body Mass Index (BMI)
- 2- Waist to Hip Ratio.
- Waist Circumference
- Skinfold Thickness measurement.
- BIA- Bioelectric Impedance
- Densitometry or Underwater Weighing
- DEXA – Dual Energy X-ray Absorptiometry
- CT/MRI scan
This blog will discuss the simplest method to measure your obesity, i.e., BMI. Body mass index (BMI) is a tool that measures body fat based on height and weight, and it applies to both adult men and women.
The simple formula for measuring BMI is
BMI = Weight in kg / (Height in cm)2
A Body Mass Index (BMI) table is produced using World Health Organization BMI classification.
| BMI | |
| Normal Weigh | 19 – 24.9 |
| Overweight | 25-29.9 |
| Obesity Level I | 30-34.9 |
| Obesity Level II | 35-39 |
| Obesity Level III | >40 |
Following is a BMI chart for men and a BMI chart for women, which is calculated by this BMI formula.
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