Check Your BMI
by Sofia on August 31, 2009
The average American woman’s weight has increased with 11 pounds (7%) over the last 10 years.
Today for a woman who is 5′38″ (163 cm) the average weight is 163 pounds (74 kg). That gives her a BMI (Body Mass Index) on 28.
A healthy person should have a BMI between 19-25. Overweight is between 26 and 30, a BMI between 30 and 40 is obese, while a BMI over 40 is morbidly obese.
According The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 64% of the American population from the age of 20 are overweight.
An easy way to check wheter you’re underweight or overweight is to check your BMI. There are several websites where you just type in your height and weight and they’ll do the calculation for you.
Here is a goodwebsite where you can calculate your BMI:
http://www.bhf.org.uk/bmi/BMI_Calc.html
