However, the body mass index can't distinguish the proportion of muscle and fat. For example, muscular athletes or fitness enthusiasts may sometimes exceed the standard and even reach the obesity standard, but their body fat rate is not high. Another point is that the data ignores the difference of fat in different parts. For example, people with abdominal obesity have too much abdominal fat and are more prone to heart disease and diabetes; The fat is concentrated in the thighs and buttocks, which belongs to the "pear-shaped" figure. Relatively speaking, the impact of obesity on human health is far lower than the former.
Therefore, don't blindly rely on the body mass index to "lose weight", but combine your age, health status, exercise ability and other factors to achieve the goal of scientific and safe weight control under the guidance of professionals.
Calculation method of WHO standard weight
Male: (height cm-80)×70%= standard weight.
Female: (height cm-70)×60%= standard weight.
Standard weight plus or minus 10% is normal weight.
Standard weight plus or minus 10%~20% overweight or underweight.
More than 20% of the standard weight is obese or underweight.
Overweight calculation formula
Overweight% = [(actual weight-ideal weight)/(ideal weight) ]× 100%
The above contents refer to Baidu Encyclopedia-Standard Weight.
The above content refers to People's Daily Online-Don't blindly rely on the body mass index to "throw meat"? Beware of misleading to lose weight.