BMI (body mass index)

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" colspan=2 height=100 BGCOLOR="#CCCCFF" TEXT="#080000" bgproperties="fixed" background="04400640egdysm.jpg"> <div> <FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#000066" FACE="Arial" ><B>Ana Angels</B></FONT><FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#000099" FACE="Arial" ><B> </B></FONT><B>    |     </B><A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Ana Angels"><U><B>home</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id18.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="About Me"><U>About Me</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id19.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Tips And Tricks"><U>Tips And Tricks</U></A>   |   <B>BMI (body mass index)</B>   |   <A HREF="id22.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Exercise and Meal Plans"><U>Exercise and Meal Plans</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id23.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Thinspiration"><U>Thinspiration</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id24.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Writings"><U>Writings</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id25.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="What NEVER To Do"><U>What NEVER To Do</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id26.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="If You Hate Me..."><U>If You Hate Me...</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id27.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Letter from Ana"><U>Letter from Ana</U></A></div> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" width=200 BGCOLOR="#0000BF" TEXT="#F7F7FF"> <bR> </td> <td valign="top" height=380 BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <I>BMI (body mass index)</I></div> <div> (Taken from <A HREF="http://www.lunarpages.com/jaoi/index2.html" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.lunarpages.com/jaoi/index2.ht"><U>Fat Like Me</U></A> )</div> <bR> <div> BMI = kg / (m x m). Kg = kilograms and m = meters. </div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.gif" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Which translates to, "your BMI equals your weight in kilograms divided by your height in meters squared". </div> <div> m = inches / 39.37 </div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.gif" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Find your height in inches. 1 foot equals 12 inches. I, for example, am 5 feet 5 inches. 5, which is the number of whole feet, times 12 is 60 so 5 feet equals 60 inches. Then add as many additional inches as you have. So I am 65 inches tall. </div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.gif" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Divide your height in inches by 39.37. 65 inches, for example, comes out to be roughly 1.651 m. </div> <div> (m x m) </div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.gif" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Square your height in meters, which means multiply the number by itself. For example, 1.651 x 1.651 = 2.7258. </div> <div> kg = pounds x 0.4536 </div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.gif" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Find your weight in pounds. I'm sure we all know how to do this by now, eh? Sigh. </div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.gif" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Multiply your weight in pounds by 0.4536. I'm not giving you an example on this one! The number you come out with will be your weight in kilograms. </div> <div> BMI = kg / (m x m) </div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.gif" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Divide your weight in kilograms by your (m x m) result number. Et voila, your BMI. </div> <bR> <div> Or....just go to <A HREF="http://www.cyberdiet.com/bmi/bmi.html" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.cyberdiet.com/bmi/bmi.html"><U>BMI</U></A> calculator</div> <bR> <div> Interpretation. This is the fun part, wheeee. </div> <div> Basically everyone has approximately the same values of interpretation, but they vary on slight little degrees, and it's maddening to see so much minor disagreement when I just want something solid to pin down. <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><U>BMI - Body Mass Index</U></FONT> is a great, comprehensive site that brings a lot of these variations together. It's mostly where I came up with the scale that I use, from averages and tendencies and compromises between a bunch of the differing viewpoints. The thing about my scale, remember, is that I'm disposed to think that less is better. But I've tried to be reasonable. </div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.gif" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">severely underweight = bmi 16 or less </div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.gif" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">underweight = bmi 16 to 19 </div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.gif" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">ideal = bmi 19 to 24 </div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.gif" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">moderately overweight = bmi 24 to 26 </div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.gif" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">overweight = bmi 26 to 30 </div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.gif" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">moderately obese = bmi 30 to 33 </div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.gif" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">obese = bmi 33 to 40 </div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.gif" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">morbidly obese = bmi 40 or more </div> <bR> <div> Or there's the Maxim magazine BMI-rating scale: </div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.gif" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">10 - 19.9 : Eat a friggin' sandwich already. </div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.gif" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">20 - 24.9 : Lookin' good. Well, lookin' slim, anyway. </div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.gif" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">25 - 29.9 : Have you put on weight? </div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.gif" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">30 - 39.9 : Have you put on a Haitian family? </div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.gif" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">40 and over : Move away from those Twinkies and keep your hands above your head.</div> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>