Bmi Chart: Understanding Body Mass Index
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understanding body
mass index
What is BMI?
cholesterol levels. Having a BMI of 25 or
Your body mass index (BMI) assesses your
higher makes you more likely to develop
body weight relative to your height. It’s a
heart disease, stroke, and diabetes.
useful indirect measure of body composition
because it relates closely to body fat for most
people. (If you’re very athletic/muscular,
What’s a healthy BMI?
or you’re pregnant or breast feeding, it may
not be accurate.)
BMI:
Is considered:
Less than 18.5
Underweight
Why is it important?
18.5 to 24.9
Healthy
Excess weight – which is what your BMI
25.0 to 29.9
Overweight
measures – increases the heart’s workload.
30.0 or more
Obese
It also raises blood pressure, cholesterol, and
triglyceride levels, and lowers HDL (good)
40 or greater
Extremely obese
If you know your height and weight, you can use this chart to estimate your BMI-related risk for heart
disease, stroke, and diabetes.
Moderate risk
High risk(BMI
Moderate risk
High risk(BMI
Minimal risk
Minimal risk
(BMI 25 to 29.9)
30 and above)
(BMI 25 to 29.9)
30 and above)
Height
(BMI under 25)
Height
(BMI under 25)
Overweight
Obese
Overweight
Obese
(lbs.)
(lbs.)
(lbs.)
(lbs.)
(lbs.)
(lbs.)
4'10"
118 or less
119 to 142
143 or more
5'8"
163 or less
164 to 196
197 or more
4'11"
123 or less
124 to 147
148 or more
5'9"
168 or less
169 to 202
203 or more
5'0"
127 or less
128 to 152
153 or more
5'10"
173 or less
174 to 208
209 or more
5'1"
131 or less
132 to 157
158 or more
5'11"
178 or less
179 to 214
215 or more
5'2"
135 or less
136 to 163
164 or more
6'0"
183 or less
184 to 220
221 or more
5'3"
140 or less
141 to 168
169 or more
6'1"
188 or less
189 to 226
227 or more
5'4"
144 or less
145 to 173
174 or more
6'2"
193 or less
194 to 232
233 or more
5'5"
149 or less
150 to 179
180 or more
6'3"
199 or less
200 to 239
240 or more
5'6"
154 or less
155 to 185
186 or more
6'4"
204 or less
205 to 245
246 or more
5'7"
158 or less
159 to 190
191 or more
Source: American Heart Association
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