About BMI - Body Mass Index
What is BMI?
Today Body Mass Index, or BMI, has many different uses.BMI is a mathematical measure of a person’s weight in proportion to height. With that said, the BMI calculation does not work for everyone as each body has a different proportional makeup. Thus, the BMI calculation can sometimes put a healthy person in an unhealthy BMI category or an unhealthy person in a healthy BMI category.
Invented in the mid 1800’s, BMI was invented by the Belgian polymath Adolphe Quetelet in the development of social physics.
The BMI calculation is derived from taking your body weight and dividing it by your height squared. BMI.tv’s calculator can be used with US or metric measurements.
As obesity became a problem in the Western world in the 1950’s and 1960s, the BMI calculation made it easy to suggest if a person was overweight or if they were healthy. The BMI calculation allowed medical professionals to talk about weight issues with their patients. BMI could be used as a tool for medical professionals to bring up weight issues without calling their patient “overweight” but say that the BMI calculator determines the patient as “overweight.”
Today, BMI.tv is the first BMI calculator in the world to allow you to track your BMI score for free and also give you video the best video information on what your BMI score means.
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Using the BMI Calculator
You should not rely on the BMI calculation to medically diagnose your weight condition. You should rely on your BMI score as a gauge of your body weight category and track your BMI as you achieve your desired body and lifestyle.The BMI calculation ranges from 15 which is near starvation, to over 40 which is a BMI classification of morbidly obese.
BMI.tv’s calculator is very easy to use. First select if you are male or female. Then, enter your age, height, and weight. You can also enter the date to track your BMI over time. BMI is different for men versus women and also changes as we age. Thus, BMI.tv will take into account your gender in age in presenting you with your BMI score.
BMI.tv’s calculator is usable around the world with US and metric measurements.
One feature that BMI.tv offers is the ability to track your BMI score over time. You can enter the date on the calculator homepage to track you BMI score. This is a free service that we provide to you in achieving your ideal body and BMI score.
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Clinical use of BMI
Medical professionals around the world have acknowledged that BMI is not the best way to medically diagnose a weight issue. Personal use of the BMI calculation should be simply used as a gauge to track your BMI over time in achieving your ideal BMI score and body.
Every body type is different. With that, athletes for example, may get an unhealthy BMI score when using standard formulas of the BMI calculation. Likewise, unhealthy people may be presented with a healthy BMI score when entering their information into a BMI calculator.
If the BMI calculator presents your score as obese (a BMI score at 30 or above) and you have other risk factors, it is recommended that you strive for weight loss. People’s who BMI calculation is set at obese or overweight may have the possibility of developing diabetes, high blood pressure, cholesterol, heart disease, stroke, or even cancer. Just a small weight loss will help in adverting disease and possible future illness.
With that, on BMI.tv we offer you the free feature of tracking your BMI calculation over time and send you monthly reminders to calculate your BMI score.
As always, talk with your doctor or a medical professional if you feel you are at risk and want to loose weight. Your doctor can look at your currently body and lifestyle and recommend changes if needed.
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