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Introduction

Based on a person's height and weight, the BMI calculates how lean or corpulent they are, and is intended to measure tissue mass. It is widely used as a general indicator of whether a person has a healthy body weight for their height. Being overweight or underweight can have significant health effects, so while BMI is an imperfect measure of healthy body weight, it is a useful indicator of whether any additional testing or action is required. Refer to the table below to see the different categories based on BMI that are used by the calculator.

Limitations of BMI

BMI is a widely used and useful measure of healthy body weight, but it does have its limitations. BMI is only an estimate that cannot take body composition into account. BMI should be considered along with other measurements when determining a person's healthy body weight. This is due to the wide variety of body types and distribution of muscle, bone mass, and fat.