BASICS
Ultimate Weight Loss Revealed 11 by Brad Callen
Body Mass Index( BMI)
What is BMI?
A great way to determine if you are overweight is to calculate your body mass index. Find out below if your Body Mass Index puts you at risk. Body Mass Index( BMI) is one of the most accurate ways to determine when extra pounds translate into health risks.
What is a Healthy BMI?
BMI is a measure which takes into account a personʼs weight and height to gauge total body fat in adults. Someone with a BMI of 26 to 27 is about 20 percent overweight, which is generally believed to carry moderate health risks. A BMI of 30 and higher is considered obese.
The higher the BMI, the greater the risk you have of developing additional health problems. Heart disease, diabetes and high blood pressure are all linked to being overweight. A BMI of 30 and over increases the risk of death from any cause by 50 to 150 percent, according to some estimates.
Some more facts; in June of 1998, the federal government announced guidelines which create a new definition of a healthy weight-- a BMI of 24 or less. So now a BMI of 25 to 29.9 is considered overweight. Individuals, who fall into the BMI range of 25 to 34.9, and have a waist size of over 40 inches for men and 35 inches for women, are considered to be at especially high risk for health problems.
How Do You Calculate BMI?
( If you donʼt want to do the math yourself you can use the calculators I have included as a bonus with this e-Book. There are also some great weight loss calculators at my website.)
The formula is calculated as follows:
BMI = [ weight in pounds / height in inches x height in inches ] x 703
• BMI less than 19 means you are underweight
• BMI between 19 and 24 means you are in the healthy range
• BMI between 25 and 26 means you are slightly overweight
• BMI between 27 and 29 means you are significantly overweight
• BMI between 30 and 34 means you are obese
• BMI between 35 and 39 means you are severely obese
• BMI over 39 means you are morbidly obese
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