BMI is a useful measure of overweight and obesity. It is calculated from your height and weight. BMI is an estimate of body fat and a good gauge of your risk for diseases that can occur with more body fat. The higher your BMI, the higher your risk for certain diseases such as heart disease, high blood pressure, type 2 diabetes, gallstones, breathing problems, and certain cancers.
|Overweight||25 - 30|
|Severe Obesity||30 - 40|
|Morbid Obesity||40 - 50|
|Super Morbid Obesity||over 50|