Weight Loss

What is your BMI?
Body Mass Index (BMI) is a measure of body fat based on height and weight. It serves as a means of estimating whether or not someone is overweight. Determining your BMI helps to see if you could be eligible for the Bariatric Intragastric Balloon Program.

Why do we use BMI to see if you qualify?
While BMI does not actually measure body fat it tends to correlate well with the degree of obesity and can be used as a guideline for surgery. The obesity categories adopted in 1998 by the National Institutes of Health are:

  • BMI 18 to 24.9 - normal weight
  • BMI 25 to 29.9 - overweight
  • BMI 30 to 34.9 - obese
  • BMI 35 to 39.9 - severely obese
  • BMI 40 and up - morbidly obese

This bmi calculator is intended to help you calculate your body mass index and if you are overweight, to understand what is the weight range you should aim for.

BMI Calculator

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