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