Body Mass Index (BMI)

The body mass index classifies the body weight of the formula (body mass (m) by your height (h) squared [ BMI = m / (h * h)]  ) in certain categories. When a BMI over 30 is an obesity before, under 18 probably an anorexia. This formula, however, little people are too often and too seldom large classified as overweight. In addition to the gravity of obesity also important to know where is the excess fat. Abdominal fat promotes cardiovascular disease more than hip fat. By another formula waist , hip circumference of this risk can be estimated approximately. In women, a value of < 0.85 is normal in men < 1.0. The BMI has proven to be the best formula for the calculation of overweight. This measure is used for purifying treatments on the Beauty Farm.