WHAT ABOUT YOUR HEIGHT SAY ABOUT YOUR HEALTH

WHAT ABOUT YOUR HEIGHT SAY ABOUT YOUR HEALTH

The personal height can helps the health professionals to know about someone health or to determine the obesity of someone.to day I am going to show you a simple calculation which you can use while you are at home and to know if your weight and height favor your good health.

   This calculation is based on BMI. Its long form is known as Body masss Index.

The uses of this simple calculation are

·         Used to screen for weight problems that may lead to future problems

·         For most people is reliable indicator of body fatness

·         The higher value you get in calculation,the more body fat a  person has.

Importance of using this simple calculation

·         The BMI I used to quantify the amount of tissue  mass inn an individual,and then categorized that a person as underweight ,normal,overweight or obese base on that value.

·         It provide paradigm to understand and estimates the risk factors for health problems

·         This allow health professional to discuss  objectives with their patient.

The following table shows the relation between age and how the value of BMI should be. for stance

AGES [YEARS]	IDEAL BMI
19-24	19-24
25-34	20-25
35-44	21-26
45-54	22-27
55-64	23-28
Over 64	24-29

   

This mean that when you calculate your BMI the number which you get you will compare with your age.and if you go beyond or below this means that you have a problem and you have something to do about your weight. As the table shows below

BMI	WEIGHT STATUS
Below 18.5	Under weight
18.5-24.9	normal
25.0-29.9	overweight
30.0 and above	obese

Things you must have indorder to perform this simple mathematic

 1.tape measure [or you must know your height]

2.you must know your body weight

3.place where you can do  calculation

How to perfom this calculation.

The formula is BMI=WEIGHT[KG]/HEIGHT [M].

Note :the height you get you must square it  

Example: Weight = 68 kg, Height = 165 cm (1.65 m)

Calculation: 68 ÷ (1.65)2 = 24.98

so according to table above we say this person is normal

or click link below to know your status

 CALCULATE YOUR BMI HERE

This measurement is most usefully for people who have year above 18