BMI Calculator Formula | Body Mass Index

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Friends, in this article you will know about Body Mass Index, 2 BMI Calculator Formula, and ideal weight according to your height.

Ideal Weight

Ideal weight is a medical definition that means how much is your weight should be; based on your age, gender, and height. Medical science has proved that excess body fat is not good for health. Therefore, it is important to know how much your ideal weight should be.

Body Mass Index (BMI)

There are many charts and formulas for calculating ideal body weight, among them, BMI is the main one. It is an international way to calculate ideal weight and obesity.

BMI tells about the condition of obesity based on the height of the body.

And it also tells how much your ideal weight should be.

BMI calculator Formula

You can check whether your weight is normal or less or more based on the BMI calculator formula.
There are two BMI calculator formulas:

1) Imperial BMI calculator formula

In this formula, we divide your weight (in pounds) by the square of your height (in inches) and then multiply it by 703.

                   weight (in pounds)

= ------------------------------- * 703
height square (in inches)

2) Metric BMI calculator formula

In this formula, weight (in kilograms) is divided by the square of height (in meters) to get body mass index

                    weight (in kg)
   =       _________________
             square of height (in meters)
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