Body Mass Tool
Don?t just trust your scale to tell you if you are too heavy. This tool uses not just what you weigh, but also how tall you are. The goal for most people is a score between 18 and 25.
How tall are you? What do you weigh?
Your Score
Your score is . Your score means that you are too slim. A score between 18.5 and 24.9 is healthy.
Your score is . Your score is between 18.5 and 24.9. This is where you want to be. Try to stay in this range. Exercise, eat healthy food and get enough sleep to stay healthy.
Your score is . Your score says you are too heavy. A high score boosts the chance of developing health problems. Work out more, eat healthy food and get enough sleep to get healthier.
Your score is . Your BMI suggests that you are obese*. A range of 18.5 to 24.9 is considered healthy. A high BMI is associated with an increased incidence of chronic diseases such as high blood pressure, high blood cholesterol, type 2 diabetes mellitus and gallbladder disease. Knowing your BMI may encourage you to make lifestyle changes to decrease it as necessary. Try to lose weight and get more exercise. Eat a nutritious diet and get adequate sleep. All of these things will help you maintain your health.
- You are too slim if you weigh pounds or less and your BMI is less than 18.5.
- You are in good shape if you weigh between pounds and your BMI is between 18.5 and 24.9.
- You are too heavy if you weigh between pounds and your BMI is between 25 and 29.9.
- You are obese if you weigh pounds or more and your BMI is 30 or greater.
Sources
Clinical Guidelines on the Identification, Evaluation, and Treatment of Overweight and Obesity in Adults. National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute. 1998. Accessed at: National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
Faith H M, Pietrobelli A. Resistance to change of adulthood body mass index. International Journal of Obesity Related Metabolic Disorders. 2002 Oct. Vol. 26 (10): 1404?5. PMID: 12355339 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE].
