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2. Body mass index - Wikipedia

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   This is an accepted version of this page This is the accepted version, checked on 18 January 2025. There are template/file changes awaiting review. Relative weight based on mass and height Medical diagnostic method Body mass index (BMI) Chart showing body mass index (BMI) for a range of heights and weights in both metric and imperial. Colours indicate BMI categories defined by the World Health ...

3. BMI vs. Body Fat: What's More Important? - AOL

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   To calculate BMI, divide a person’s weight in kilograms by their height in meters squared. Translated into imperial, that’s a person’s weight in pounds divided by their height in inches ...

4. Body fat percentage - Wikipedia

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   Body fat can be estimated from body mass index (BMI), a person's mass in kilograms divided by the square of the height in meters; if weight is measured in pounds and height in inches, the result can be converted to BMI by multiplying by 703. [26] There are a number of proposed formulae that relate body fat to BMI.

5. BMI vs. Body Fat Percentage: What’s the Difference ... - AOL

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   A dietitian breaks down body mass index (BMI) versus body fat percentage and which is more effective to track for weight loss. Skip to main content. 24/7 Help ...

6. Classification of obesity - Wikipedia

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   Obesity and BMI An obese male with a body mass index of 53 kg/m 2: weight 182 kg (400 lb), height 185 cm (6 ft 1 in). Obesity classification is a ranking of obesity, the medical condition in which excess body fat has accumulated to the extent that it has an adverse effect on health. [1]

7. Why BMI is not the obesity measurement we need - AOL

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   A panel of global experts explains why BMI is not the most helpful measurement of body weight, and how else doctors can diagnose obesity. Image credit: VICTOR TORRES/Stocksy.

8. Body roundness index - Wikipedia

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   Compared to traditional metrics, such as the body mass index (BMI), (which uses weight and height), BRI may improve predictions of the amount of body fat and the volume of visceral adipose tissue. Despite its common use, BMI can misclassify individuals as obese because it does not distinguish between a person's lean body mass and fat mass ...

9. What to know about body roundness index, an alternative to BMI

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   Some critics, though, argue that BMI does not take into account a person's body composition because it only measures weight and height, according to Feller. What women should ask their doctors in ...