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It gives a general perspective of the person's height vs fat proportion. It's not accurate specially in athletes or bodybuilders. Less than 23% is considered normal, above 24 overweight and above 30% morbidly obese
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What is body mass?
Body mass is what most would call your weight. If you stand on your home scales and your wight is 80 kg, your body mass is 80 kg.Some people use this value and your height (and bad math) to calculate a Body Mass Index (BMI) a mostly discredited rating system to determine if a person is over or underweight.
What is BMI and what do you use it for?
Your BMI is your body mass index you use it to work out if you are the correct weight of your height
How much fat is permissible for a male of 18 years?
Use a body mass index (BMI) chart to calculate your BMI. That will tell you whether you are overweight. This number is different for people who are different heights.
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.
What is the difference between body mass index and body density?
These are entirely different measurements. Body mass index is simply the person's mass divided by his height. It has limited use in determining health, body fat, or anything else. Body density is more commonly used to estimate percent body fat, particularly in very large people.
What measure defines Obesity?
Obesity normally is defined through the use of body mass index (BMI) measurement
What data is required for a BMI index calculator?
The date required to use a B.M.I, or Body Mass Index calculator is; your height,your age, your gender, and your weight. These calculators are not that accurate.
What does the us government use to estimate a person's body weight status?
stop cheating on your health exam :D and its body mass index l
How much should you weigh if your 15 years old 233 pounds?
Use a Body Mass Index calculator.
How much should you weigh at 15?
That depends on your height, age and gender. The best thing to do is to use a BMI (Body Mass Index) calculator that takes these factors into account to calculate whether you are a healthy weight for your age. There are a number of decent ones available online.
What is the height and weight scale called that is used to find out your percentage of body fat?
The answer you will most likely get from people is the Body Mass Index, however that does not actually measure body fat. percentages. A better method is to use the U.S. Navy Circumference Method and you can actually calculate your percentage of body fat using this method at http://lowcarbdiets.about.com/library/blbodyfatcalculator.htm. It is best to go to a Dr and use a DEXA Scan or Hydrostatic Weight.
What exactly is a bmi index calculator?
The BMI (body mass index) calculator is a useful tool anyone can use to determine if s/he is underweight, the ideal weight, overweight or obese. The calculator lets you input your height, weight, gender, age, and size of clothes to make this determination. Try it out at http://www.webmd.com/diet/calc-BMI-plus.
