Benefits of BMI Calculator

BMI Calculator for Children and Teens

The body mass index ( BMI) is a method of estimating a person's body fat that considers the person's height. BMI is calculated by analyzing an individual's weight and height. In teens and children, BMI can be used to find out if a child teenager is overweight, or of healthy weight, overweight or overweight. A child's body fat changes as they grow older. Also, girls and boys have different amounts of body fat when they get older. This is why BMI for children, also called BMI-for-age, is a combination of gender and the age of the child.

This calculator calculates an estimated BMI for children aged 5-18 years old. It will let you know the child's weight if they are underweight in a normal weight, or at risk of being overweight, or has already become overweight.

Body Mass Index, or BMI, is a key measure of your height and weight. It's a person's weight as kilograms divided into the square of the length in meters. The National Institute of Health (NIH) has now established BMI to be the deciding factor to determine if you are underweight, normal weight, overweight or overweight. Thus, knowing your BMI is a crucial element in maintaining the health of your body and optimal level of fitness. A healthy BMI can also help you fight heart diseases or type 2 diabetes, as well as hypertension at bay. A normal BMI is a measure of being at your ideal weight. BMI is essentially a quantifiable measure of tissue mass, also known as bones, muscles, fat, and fat of an individual.

However, if you are an athlete or an athletic person your weight could be elevated and not due to fat, but because of muscle. Muscle is more dense than fat and abundance of muscle means more weight , which translates into higher BMI. However, in this scenario it's not harmful as it doesn't carry the associated health risks which are associated with a high BMI reading can bring.

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS (FAQs)

1. How to use BMI calculator?
   To calculate your BMI Follow these steps:
   Enter your weight in the box and select the size (kilograms or pounds).
   Enter your height in feet and inches.
   Press calculate.
   If you'd like to do the calculation again, simply press re-calculate.
2. What do you calculate BMI Calculated?
   BMI is determined by dividing a person's weight in kilograms by the square of one's tallness in meters. For example, if your weight is 60 kilograms at 5'3'', and the height you have is, your BMI is calculated as follows: 60 * 2.61 (1.6 * 1.6) (5 feet 3 inches is approximately 1.6 meters)This is an BMI reading at 22.9.
3. Why is BMI calculation vital for your well-being?
   The National Institute of Health (NIH) has defined BMI to be the key measure to determine whether you are underweight, normal weight overweight or obese. If you are not within normative weight category your health is at risk. Let's assume your BMI stands at 17.5. That means you're in the midst of being overweight. Being overweight can make you more susceptible to getting sick due to the fact that it suggests that your body's immunity is weak. There is a possibility of developing osteoporosis at later times in life or be anaemic. But, if you're obese, overweight or obese, your risk of developing various illnesses increase as you increase your BMI number. It increases your risk of conditions like high blood pressure, type 2 diabetes, high cholesterol, coronary artery disease, stroke, among others.
4. How do I calculate the median BMI value of adults and kids?
   For kids, BMI determines BMI in the similar way as adults however, the healthy and unhealthy levels are determined in a different way. There are no fixed values to determine healthy and at-risk thresholds in children. Children's BMI values are compared to other children with the same age and sex and a percentile is calculated.If your BMI value is below the 5th percentile of children, they're thought of as overweight. When they're BMI value is over 95th percentile, they are considered obese. A value within 85th and 95th percentile is considered obese and between 5th and 85th percentile, the figure is considered normal.
5. When to see an ophthalmologist?
   If you think your BMI falls into any other category than normal and you are not sure, you should be checked every six months or a year at the highest. However, the further away your BMI differs from the normal range, that can range from 18.5 -25, the greater the risk that you're at. If you're in the extreme underweight or even in the middle phase of obesity, then you should consult a physician immediately. In the absence of other results, it's hard to tell the exact condition of your health due to the limiting extent of the BMI number. The above numbers only give an estimate of the condition that applies to all. They are not personal and should not replace the advice of a physician in any circumstance.