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This universal BMI ( Body Mass Index) calculator is provided by Body Weight the brand of people weighing scales
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The Body Weight Fitness FTS-H (or FTS-HC) calculates BMI (Body Mass Index) with decimal accuracy.
BMI is an established system to judge people obesity. According to the most popular scheme:
One with BMI below 20 is slim ; Ideal weight range is between 20 and 25; slightly overweight between 25 and 30; Overweight over 30.
Increased body mass index (BMI: kg/m2) is associated with increased risks of CHD (Coronary Heart
disease). Compared with lean men, men with BMI of 25-29 have been observed to have a 70% greater
risk of CHD whereas men with BMI of 29-33 had almost a 3 fold greater risk of CHD.
(World Health Organization-International Society of Hypertension, Guidelines for the Management of Hypertension (1999).
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