Body Mass Index (BMI)

To find out whether or not you are overweight or obese, you first need to calculate your 'Body Mass Index' or BMI:

 

BMI (kg/m2) = weight (kg)/ (height (m))2

 

Calculate your BMI here: https://www.bmi.vlaanderen

 

A person with a BMI between 25 and 29.9 (kg/m2) is considered as overweight. A person with a BMI of 30 kg/m2 or more is considered obese . Obesity itself is further subdivided into class I (BMI 30 -34.9 kg/m2), class II (BMI 35.0 – 39.9 kg/m2) and class III or extreme obesity (BMI ≥ 40 kg/m2).