Am I Overweight? - Use The BMI to Know It

Am I overweight? Am I fat? Do I need to lose kilos?

I'm sure if you go out with some friends you have asked them these questions.

And sometimes this can tend in endless discussions.

I am fat - Now you aren't fat and so on.

An important tool you can use to calculate your body mass index or short the

BMI.
But first of all you need to know what overweight is.

What is overweight

In general overweight means that you have more body fat than is useful for the optimal working of the body.
.Overweight is a common disease in developed nations

although more and more people from third world countries are suffering from overweight also.

Did you know that more than 60% of the USA is being overweight and this number increases every year.

The body mass index

In the 19th century the Belgian polymath Adolphe Quetelet invented the body mass index

or also called the Quetelet Index. It become popular in the eighties of the twentieth century

The definition of the body mask index is a person's individual's weight divided by the square of his/her height.

There are three formulas to calculate the body mass index.

SI Units

This is the standard international formula and is the most common way to calculate the BMI.

Weight in kilogram divided by height²(m²)

USA units

704.475 * ((weight lb)/(height)²(in²))

Uk mixed units

6.35 * ((weight(stone)/height²/m²)).

So you know the formulas know to calculate the body mass index give it a try you can easily do this yourself.

You have the solution now but what with the results what do they tell you.

The results of the BMI

Below 18.5: underweight

18.5 - 24.9 : normal

25.0-29.9 : overweight

30.0 - + : obese

If you have a BMI of more then 40 you have Extreme obesity.

Perhaps it will surprise but in the United States there are more women, four percent then men two percent with an extreme obesity.

I have a 25+ bmi help?

If you have a 25 body mask index don't be shocked go to a diet specialist and he/she will help you.
After all dieting isn't terrible at all in fact you can still enjoying delicious food.

However if you have obesity it's better to go to a doctor he/she can and will help further.