Overweight Check Calculator

Categories are the standard WHO adult BMI categories (Technical Report 894, 2000): below 18.5 underweight, 18.5 to 24.9 normal range, 25.0 to 29.9 pre-obese, 30.0 and above obese. A WHO expert consultation (The Lancet, 2004) noted that many Asian people have a high risk of type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease at lower BMI values, and listed public health action points at 23.0 and 27.5 without changing the categories. BMI does not measure body fat, so it is a screening number, not a diagnosis.