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BMI is the body weight in pounds divided by the square or the height in inches. While BMI does not actually measure body fat, it tends to correlate well with the degree of obesity. It should not be used alone for diagnosis.

BMI CHART (LBS/IN)
BMI = lbs./inches squared • 703

Body Mass Index Classification
Underweight	Ideal BMI	Overweight	Obesity	Severe Obesity	Morbid Obesity	Super Obesity
<19	19-24.9	25-29.9	30-34.9	35-39.9	40-49.9	50 or More

HEIGHT (FT)
WEIGHT (LBS)		4'9"	4'11"	5'1"	5'3"	5'5"	5'7"	5'9"	5'11"	6'1"	6'3"
	154	33	31	29	27	26	24	23	22	20	19
	165	36	33	31	29	28	26	24	23	22	21
	176	38	36	33	31	29	28	26	25	23	22
	187	40	38	35	33	31	29	28	26	25	24
	198	43	40	37	35	33	31	29	28	26	25
	209	45	42	40	37	35	33	31	29	28	26
	220	48	44	42	39	37	35	33	31	29	28
	231	50	47	44	41	39	36	34	32	31	29
	243	52	49	46	43	40	38	36	34	32	30
	254	55	51	48	45	42	40	38	35	34	32
	265	57	53	50	47	44	42	39	37	35	33
	276	59	56	52	49	46	43	41	39	37	35
	287	62	58	54	51	48	45	42	40	38	36
	298	64	60	56	53	50	47	44	42	39	37
	309	67	62	58	55	51	48	46	43	41	39
	320	69	64	60	57	53	50	47	45	42	40
	331	71	67	62	59	55	52	49	46	44	42
	342	74	69	65	61	57	54	51	48	45	43
	353	76	71	67	63	59	55	52	49	47	44
	364	78	73	69	64	61	57	54	51	48	46
	375	81	76	71	66	662	59	56	52	50	47
	386	83	78	73	68	64	61	57	54	51	48
	397	86	80	75	70	66	62	59	56	53	50
	408	88	82	77	72	68	64	60	57	54	51
	419	90	84	79	74	70	66	62	59	56	53
	430	93	87	81	76	72	67	64	60	57	54
	441	95	89	83	78	73	69	65	62	58	55
	452	98	91	85	80	75	71	67	63	60	57
	463	100	93	87	82	77	73	69	65	61	58

Please note that the BMI does not distinguish between fat and muscle. It is possible for a heavily muscled individual to have a BMI in excess of 25 without increased health risks.