Body Fat Calculator

Health problems from being overweight

These difficulties are associated with obese and overweight adults

Adults with a BMI greater than 25 (overweight) or a BMI of more than 30 (obese) have a marked increase in risk for various diseases and health conditions, including,:

• Osteoarthritis (degenerative joint disease)
• Sleep apnea and respiratory problems (problems breathing during sleep, chest and lung problems)
• Some cancers (endometrial, breast, and colon)
• Hypertension (elevated blood pressure)
• Diabetes mellitus type 2 (high blood sugar)
• Coronary heart disease (plaque build-up along the inner walls of the arteries of the heart)
• Stroke (loss of brain function due to a disturbance in the blood supply to the brain)
• Dyslipidemia (heightened LDL cholesterol, reduced HDL cholesterol)
• Gallbladder disease (gallstones, disruption of bile functions )

BMI History

Begun way back in 1830, BMI is a single figure used to as a way of measuring a person's body shape. Put simply, it is calculated by dividing the body's weight by the square of their height. Eg: Kilograms: weight, divided by Metres (Meters): height. This app will calculate your body mass index and tell you if you are underweight, overweight or if your weight is optimal. Just enter your vital statistics and click the button. Your result will be shown on a graph for you.

How it's calculated

The formula below is used to measure BMI

• BMI = weight(kilograms) / height² (metres²)         (Metric Units)
• BMI = 703 . weight(pounds) / height² (inches²)         (Imperial Units)

BMI limitations

BMI calculations do not differentiate between muscle mass and fat mass.
See wikipedia.org/wiki/Body_mass_index#Limitations for more information.