HEALTHY WEIGHT ASSESSMENT:

Body Mass Index

The Body Mass Index or BMI evaluates your weight in relation to your height. It helps to determine if you are at a healthy weight but is not a direct measure of body fatness. Long-term studies show that over all risk of developing chronic disease is generall related to, among other things, your BMI.

What's your BMI?

Weight in Kg division by Height squared in metres

You are 1.57 meters tall (5 feet 2 inches)
Your weight is 65 kilos (143 pounds)
Your BMI is: 65 divided by (1.57 X 1.57) = 26

Conversions:

1kg=2.2 pounds

1kg=0.157 stones

5 foot 0 inches (5’0”) = 1.524m

BMI is not a good predictor of overweight for:

• Children and teens, because BMI ranges are based on adult heights.
• Competitive athletes and bodybuilders, because heavier muscle weight may skew the results.
• Pregnant or nursing women, because they need more fat reserves than usual.
• People over 65, because even BMI values of 29 do not appear to be unhealthy at this age, and may even be a useful energy reserve in case of illness.

What's your Waist?

Waist Measurements - Healthy and Unhealthy

Women

• Waist circumference of over 31 inches (about 80cm) indicates slight health risk.
• Waist of over 35 inches (about 90cm) indicates substantially increased health risk.

Men

• Waist of over 37 inches (about 94cm) indicates slight health risk.
• Waist of over 40 inches (about 102cm) indicates substantially increased health risk.

Do you need a dietitian?

Check out your BMI & WC