Answer:
BMI is the shortened form for Body Mass Index.
The Body Mass Index is a simple arithmetic for determining one's body fat using their height and weight.
The formula is given as
[tex]\frac{Weight (Kilograms)}{Height (Metres)}[/tex] or
[tex](\frac{Weight (Pounds)}{Height (Inches}) * 703[/tex]
If an adults BMI falls within the 18.5 to 24.9 range, it is considered healthy.
One of the benefits of using BMI as a health metric is that it is so easy to compute.
Its major disadvantage is that it only accounts for height and weight which can be altered by a variety of circumstances and as such in most cases are not the best indicators of whether or not, one if healthy.
For example, a higher muscle mass will mean more weight and as such, a higher BMI. Generally speaking, more muscle and less fat is healthy. So BMI, in this case, is useless as a metric of health status.
Other factors which alter the reading of BMI are: Gender, Frame Size, Age,
Pregnancy etc.
An individual who is very muscular, pregnant, or have a large frame, will most likely have a higher BMI calculation which may indicate that one is obese or overweight when they're not.
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