BMI - Ideal weight of a healthy person

Before going further with diet pills let us have a general idea about how much weight a healthy person should possess. By healthy person we mean a person who is neither fat nor thin. Frankly, there is no such thing as an ideal weight. But there is only a healthy weight range. According to physicians for a healthy person, the healthy weight range is calculated as Body Mass Index (BMI). The BMI should be between 19 and 24.9.

BMI calculation measures body fat composition by plotting your weight versus your height. BMI gives a measure of what is underweight, healthy and overweight by height.

Body Mass Index can be calculated using pounds and inches with this equation:

BMI = ( Weight in Pounds / (Height in inches) x (Height in inches)x ) x 703

For example, a person who weighs 220 pounds and is 6 feet 3 inches tall has a BMI of 27.5.

(220 ibs/(75 inches)x (75 inches) )x 703=27.5

To convert units :

1kg = 2.2 lb

1 m = 39.37 in

For men and women from 18 years onwards the following table can be used as a guide for idea body weight:

BMI	Category
Below 19	Underweight
19 - 25	Healthy weight
25 - 30	Overweight
30 - 40	Obese
Over 40	Severely obese

Underwater weighing, skin-fold caliper or bioelectrical impedance can do the exact measurement of body-fat percent. After suffering from obesity we have to follow a number of methods to control it, but if we are aware of the serious problems caused by them, we must control it right from the beginning. For that one must check regularly his weight and take precautions if it is gaining more than desired.