The body mass index (BMI) is a number that shows if your weight is too much for your height. Enter your weight and height below, and find out your BMI based on guidelines from the National Heart, Blood and Lung Institute.
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If you are overweight, obese, or mobidly obese your weight may affect your health, including increasing your risk of stroke, cataracts, heart disease, cancer, skin diseases, gout, arthritis, gynecologic abnormalities, gall bladder disease, fatty liver disease/cirrhosis and pulmonary diseases. The Cedars-Sinai Center for Weight Loss may be able to help with medical or surgical treatments to help you lose weight and improve your health. Please contact us for an appointment at 1-800-CEDARS-1 (1-800-233-2771).
Other Weight MeasurementsOther measures of weight are important and are used by physicians at the Center for Weight Loss to help more accurately measure your weight and its potential effect on your health. Particular scales or body composition tests can be done by your doctor to find out if the amount of fat in your body is too high.
Ideal adult body fat is:
- Men: 8-15% body fat
- Women: 15-22% body fat
The average American male has a 24.5% body fat and the average female has 33% body fat.
Finally, another way to measure extra weight is to measure your waist size. People whose waist size is too large are at the highest risk of weight-related disease.
Normal waist size is:
- Men: Less than 40 inches
- Women: Less than 35 inches
