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What is Body Mass Index (BMI)?

April 26, 2017BMI body mass index

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What is Body Mass Index (BMI)?

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BMI is a statistical measurement which compares a person’s weight and height. It is the most widely used diagnostic tool to identify obesity. Approximately 127 million adults in the US are overweight (BMI >25), 60 million are obese (BMI >30) and 9 million are extremely obese (BMI >40).

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Body Mass Index takes into account a person’s weight as well as their height (BMI Calculator).

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Body mass index (BMI) is a measure of body weight relative to height. BMI can be used to determine if you are at a healthy weight, overweight or obese.

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Body Mass Index, or BMI, is a tool doctors use to identify potential weight problems in adults, by comparing an individual’s BMI to the rest of the population. It is based only on your height and weight, and so is an easy screening tool. Although it is an indirect measurement, it has been shown to correlate closely in most cases to more direct measurements of body fat.