BMI Calculator

Body Mass Index (BMI) is a simple numerical measurement of a person's thickness or thinness based on their height and weight. It is intended to quantify tissue mass and is widely used as a general indicator of whether a person has a healthy body weight for their height. Specifically, the value obtained from the calculation of BMI is used to categorize whether a person is underweight, normal weight, overweight, or obese depending on what range the value falls between.

While BMI is a useful tool for identifying weight categories that may lead to health problems, it is important to remember that it is not a direct diagnostic tool for body fatness or overall health. Factors such as age, muscle mass, and bone density are not accounted for in BMI calculations, which is why athletes often have high BMI scores despite having very low body fat.