Weight Loss and Healthy Living

Body Mass Index, or BMI, is a simple formula that expresses the ratio of body weight to height. Insurance companies use BMI as a risk factor for health. BMI is often used to categorize someone as underweight, normal weight, overweight, or obese. Because BMI does not take into account percentage of body fat, it is not a very accurate method (someone with lots of muscle mass may be overweight on the BMI scale yet have low body fat and be in great general health).


Use this chart to determine your Body Mass Index (BMI). Simply find your weight in kilograms or pounds, then your height in inches or meters, and where the two intersect is your BMI. Thanks to User:InvictaHOG on Wikipedia for creating the chart and releasing it to public domain.



Keep in mind that in order to truly assess your level of fitness, you should understand the percentage of your body weight that is fat and lean. Use our Body Fat Calculator for this.

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