An important part of being healthy is maintaining a healthy weight. A quick and easy way to determine body fat percentage is by calculating your BMI. Body mass index (BMI) is a measure of body fat based on height and weight that applies to both adult men and women.
Here's a link to a website to help you calculate.
http://www.nhlbisupport.com/bmi/
Once you have your BMI you can look at the following numbers to see what it means
BMI of :
Below 18.5 is underweight
18.5-24.9 is normal
25.0-29.9 is overweight
30.0 and above is obese
*The BMI does have some limits:-It may overestimate body fat in athletes and others who have a muscular build.-It may underestimate body fat in older persons and others who have lost muscle mass
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