What does body weight tell about health risks?  Body Mass Index (BMI) is based on weight and height and used as an indicator for obesity.  A healthy BMI is 18.5 to 24.9.  A BMI of 25 or above is associated with heart disease, type 2 diabetes, and high blood pressure.  To calculate your BMI choose one of the following methods:

• Visit our Body Calculator, enter your height and weight and submit for instant BMI, or
• English version = [wt. in lbs divided by ht. in inches divided by ht. in inches (again)] x 703, or
• Metric version = [wt. in kg divided by ht in meters squared].

While Body Mass Index compares well to body fat, it is not a body fat reading.  Other measures should be taken to assess body fat.