What is BMI
BMI is Body MASS INDEX.
Nutrition is another important aspect of development. Internationally, a standard is term as Body Mass Index (BMI) which is recognized to determine whether an adult undernourished or not. If we divide the weight of a person by the square of his/her height, we get a ratio which is called BMI.
BMI = Weight in kg/(height in metres)
If the BMI is below 18.5, the person is undernourished and if it is over 25, the person is overweight. e.g. if the weight of a 1.65 metres tall adult is below 50.5 kg the person will be considered undernourished.
However if the same person's weight is over 68 kg, the person is considered overweight. This standard is not applicable for growing children. For more questions please comment.
Nutrition is another important aspect of development. Internationally, a standard is term as Body Mass Index (BMI) which is recognized to determine whether an adult undernourished or not. If we divide the weight of a person by the square of his/her height, we get a ratio which is called BMI.
BMI = Weight in kg/(height in metres)
If the BMI is below 18.5, the person is undernourished and if it is over 25, the person is overweight. e.g. if the weight of a 1.65 metres tall adult is below 50.5 kg the person will be considered undernourished.
However if the same person's weight is over 68 kg, the person is considered overweight. This standard is not applicable for growing children. For more questions please comment.
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