How to calculate body mass..between the pros and cons

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Body mass can be divided into 4 sections:

If the body mass is less than 18.5, then this indicates an underweight than the normal limit.
If the BMI ranges between 18.5 to 24.9, this indicates the ideal weight.
If the body mass is between 25 and 29.9, this indicates an increase in weight, but the matter has not yet reached the stage of obesity.
If the body mass is more than 30, then this indicates a state of obesity.

 

How is body mass calculated?

Body mass for women is calculated by dividing the weight in kilograms by the square of the height in metres.
For example, if a female weighs 68 kilograms and is 165 centimeters tall, how is the body mass calculated in this case?
BMI = weight in kilograms (height in metres) 2 = 68/(1.65)2 = 24.98.
This value expresses the ideal weight, but closer to the starting edge of the overweight. Height is always measured in centimeters, but must be converted to the meter unit as it is required to calculate body mass, by dividing by 100.

 

Some women are excluded from the BMI calculation, including:
Pregnant women: This is because they go through several changes during pregnancy, so the BMI calculation can give a wrong indicator in such a case.
Mathematics: Body mass can give a high percentage indicating the presence of obesity, but here the prediction is wrong, as the percentage of muscle in those mathematics is higher than the percentage of fat, and this is not considered obesity at all.
There are also special accounts in the case of children and adolescents from the age of two to 19 years, where the percentage of fat may be higher than muscle, because the body is under development and formation. Therefore, BMI is not calculated for these categories, as in adults.

 

Knowing your body mass index

BMI may indicate a risk of heart disease

There are useful ways that allow women to keep track of their weight, and thus check on their general health. Calculating the body mass index is one of the most important methods. Trusted sources from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) define BMI as a person's weight in kilograms divided by the square of their height in metres.

 

BMI alone can be a misleading measure of overall health, particularly for women who are highly muscular, pre- or post-menopausal, or have belly fat, but are of moderate weight.
BMI is one of the tools that individuals and doctors can use to determine a person's risk of developing certain diseases, such as diabetes, heart disease, and stroke. However, it has some drawbacks.
For women, body fat percentages change over time, and since BMI does not specifically measure body fat, it may not provide some with all the information they need about their risk of developing these diseases.

 

What are the disadvantages of BMI?

While BMI can estimate whether a person is of moderate weight, it has some limitations. While it correlates with levels of body fat, BMI does not distinguish between weight that comes from fat, muscle and bone, so a person with strong muscle mass can have the same BMI as people who are overweight.

 

In addition, the proportion of muscle, fat and bone in the body usually changes with age, especially among females. The female loses approximately 13 pounds of muscle and bone between the ages of 25 and 65, while belly fat increases to four times the previous amount.