BMI (Body Mass Index) is the relationship of your weight in consideration of your height and is only one indicator for determining risk factors for disease related to being overweight or overfat.
A BMI analysis is not intended to replace sound medical advise but is an important factor in understanding your need to consider lifestyle changes which may decrease the likelihood of the onset of serious, even life-threatening, diseases including:
Hypertension
Dyslipidemia
Type 2 diabetes
Coronary heart disease
Stroke
Gallbladder disease
Osteoarthritis
Sleep apnea
and many types of cancer.
