Select compute bmi and your bmi will appear below. Enter your weight and height using standard or metric measures. The ideal healthy bmi for women would fall into the normal range of 185 to 249. A bmi of less than 185 means that a person is underweight. Bmi from the cradle to the grave. Typically bmi is used as an indicator of health status as the lower or higher the bmi the greater the health risk based on the assumed amount of body fat.
There are three body frame size categories. A bmi over 30 indicates obesity. Small medium and large. In one study people with a bmi of 185 had body fat percentages ranging from 246 to 323 for women and 122 to 19 percent in men. Body mass index bmi is a measure of body fat based on height and weight that applies to adult men and women. Calculate your body mass index.
24 million until april 2020. What you should know about the bmi. What is the sbmi. However bmi does not account for muscle mass which means elite athletes may have high bmi ratings. Body fat and its functions. Bmi doesnt actually measure body fat and people with the same bmi numbers may have widely different body fat percentages.
A bmi of between 185 and 249 is ideal. If you have a small body frame your goal bmi should be closer to 185. To choose your goal bmi required for the ideal weight calculator you need to take into account your bone structure. The research was published in the american journal of clinical nutrition in 2012. A bmi of between 25 and 299 is overweight. Larger bones are heavier and therefore you should aim for a bmi closer to 249.
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