INTRODUCTION

The BMI is a statistical measurement derived from your height and weight. Although it is considered to be a useful way to estimate healthy body weight, it does not measure the percentage of body fat. The BMI measurement can sometimes be misleading  a muscleman may have a high BMI but have much less fat than an unfit person whose BMI is lower. However, in general, the BMI measurement can be a useful indicator for the 'average person'.The BMI equation (BMI = Body Mass Index) was originally framed by Adolphe Quetelet, a Belgium mathematician and scientist, between 1830 and 1850. Adolphe was the first person to think of relating weight to height in a statistical, expressible manner.

While the BMI tool is fairly reliable, it is only one tool that physicians use in evaluating a person's health status. It is important to take other measures like blood pressure, cardiac health, physical inactivity and abdominal girth. Also keep in mind that BMI does not distinguish between muscle mass and fat mass. A particularly athletic person whose weight is higher due to muscle may have a BMI that indicates that they are overweight, when their weight is simply higher due to muscle mass. We can find out the BMI by using the formula: BMI = WEIGHT (in kilograms)