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.
The method of measuring weight involves comparing a person's weight and height is called BODY MASS INDEx.
How much you need to eat (i.e. how many calories you need) is depended on height, weight, age and how much "stuff" you do in a day. However 'weight' (i.e. bodyfat) depends on how much you actually eat, relative to what you need to eat. So body fat is slightly dependent on height and weight, but not directly.
body mass index
Body Mass Index
A person is considered fat or overweight/obese, if they have a high BMI (Body Mass Index). That is their weight in proportion to the height.
There isn't a specific weight. They simply specify you must be "in proportion to your height". Height generally has to be between 5'2" and 6'3"
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Yes, a body mass index involves your height and weight. There is an ideal body weight depending on your height, and you can measure it through a formula.
Oprah needs to lose weight if her current weight is getting in the way of her daily activities. Her ideal weight needs to be in proportion to her height.
BMI actually tells you almost nothing.BMI is a discredited attempt at equating weight and height which is not accepted by dieticians. Aside from the obvious reliance of the calculation on the square of the height (rather than the cube of the height) to the mass which disadvantages taller people, clinical studies on individuals with various BMI values with heat disease and similar problems showed no correlation.
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.
There is no ideal weight in relation to height. Weight is related to height and body composition. What counts more than your body weight is your percentage of body fat. For more information about body fat percentage, see the "healthy adult weight" page link, further down this page, listed under Related Questions.
Yes, weight is related to height and body composition rather than age.