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How do you use the body mass index to determine your fat?
Measuring your body mass cannot directly determine your overall body fat. BMI, or Body Mass Index, is designed to determine a healthy weight of a person based on their overall height, age and gender. The reason this index cannot determine your precise body fat is that individuals as the same height with the same BMI may have different body types resulting in the same weight. Overall BMI assists with determining a healthy weight but cannot actually measure you in muscle or fat.
Index of a person's weight in relation to height is called?
body mass index
Is 97 over weight for an 12 year old?
This is dependent on your height. I would suggest using a BMI (Body Mass Index) table to determine if your weight is appropriate.
Where can I find more information on body weight index?
Body weight index is important to health and maintaining a good body. http://www.nhlbisupport.com/bmi/ is a good site that you can enter your information and get what you need to find your body weight index and help you reach your health goals.
What is BMI and how it is used in weight or dietary control?
Body mass index (BMI) is a measure of body fat based on height and weight that applies to adult men and women. It is a good comparison to use to determine if a person is under-, healthy-, over-weight, or obese.
Is the BMI scale related to height and weight?
Yes, the BMI scale or Body Mass Index is a tool used to measure the percentage of body fat in an individual using both height and weight. The formula uses your weight divided by the square of your height.
BMI is a measure of body fat and stands for?
it is a average of your weight either over or under the average weight of people your height .
Where can I find an online height weight calculator?
There are several resources for calculating your body mass index. Body mass index calculates your height and weight to identify whether you are over weight or under weight. Easycalculation.com is a great website to help you.
What is the average weight for a 5' 7 17-year-old?
A healthy weight is between 118 pounds (Body Mass index of 18.5) and 159 (Body mass index of 24.9)
What is bmi body fat really?
Body Mass Index; is a measure of body weight based on a person's weight and height. It is not a body fat percentage.
What two body measurements do you need to get Body Mass Index?
The size of his
What happens if you eat less than your Body mass index?
You lose body weight.
