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BMI Calculator
The easiest
way to find out if you should be concerned about your weight is
to determine your Body Mass Index or BMI. It is a number, usually
between 16 and 40 that is calculated from your height and weight.
The higher your BMI, the greater your risk.
The BMI categories
are: Healthy Weight, Moderately Overweight and Severely Overweight.
These categories are based on the government's 1998 Clinical Guidelines
on the Identification, Evaluation, and Treatment of Overweight
and Obesity in Adults.
Healthy
Weight: Index Number 19-25
Moderately
Overweight: Index Number 25-29
Serverely
Overweight: Index Number 30 or Higher
Calculate
Your Body Mass Index
BMI values
apply to both men and women, regardless of their frame size
or muscle mass. Please note the following exceptions.
BMI doesn't
work for:
- Anyone
less than 18 years old
- Competitive
athletes or body builders
- Pregnant
or nursing women
- Frail or
sedentary elderly persons
If your BMI
indicates that you are either Moderately Over Weight or Severely
Over Weight, you need to start and maintain a healthy lifestyle
as advocated in The Healthy Heart Miracle. Follow this plan and
you will see your BMI drop to a healthy weight.
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