Program Overview

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Measuring Waist

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BMI Calculator

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Your BMI is

Body Mass Index (BMI)

IMPORTANT: This program has been designed to assist you and your healthcare team, optimally manage your health. It does not replace the advice given by your own healthcare professional or medical practitioner. Please consult your GP before commencing this program and attend regular checkups to keep them updated with your progress.

With calorie (or kilojoule) restriction, increased physical activity and weight loss you may experience substantial improvements in your blood glucose control, blood pressure or cholesterol. As your measurements change your GP may need to make adjustments to the dosage of some of your medication. Please consult your GP before making any adjustments to your medication. For specific advice on how best to manage your specific health conditions please consult your GP, diabetes specialist or Accredited Practising Dietitian.

BMI is a calculation that is very well suited to assessing the levels of overweight and obesity in large populations. It adjusts for weight and height which allows people of very different body weights and heights to be grouped together into BMI ranges.

It is calculated by: BMI = weight(kg) ⁄ height(m)²

BMI calculations should be used with caution when looking at the health risk of an individual person because BMI calculations will:

Overestimate the amount of body fat for people with proportionally high muscle mass e.g.athletes and people of certain ethnicity

Often underestimate the amount of body fat for the elderly & people with a physical disability who may have muscle wasting.

Classification of weight by BMI

Classification	BMI (kg/m²)	Risk of co-morbidities and related disease
Underweight	<18.5	Low (but possibly increased risk of other clinical problems)
Normal Range	18.5 – 24.9	Average
Overweight	>25.0
Pre-obese	25.0 – 29.9	Increased
Obese I	30.0 – 34.9	Moderate
Obese II	35.0 – 39.9	Severe
Obese III	>40.0	Very severe

Additional Help, Information, Support

For additional help, information or support please don't hesitate to contact the Healthy Weight For Life team at any time on

We will do our best to respond to your e-mail enquiry by the next working day (Sydney Australia)

For medical emergencies please seek immediate assistance from your doctor, hospital or call an ambulance.

Complaints or Concerns

If you have a complaint or concern about any aspect of the Healthy Weight for Life program please don't hesitate to contact Luke Lawler, Prima Health Solutions Pty Ltd Scientific Director directly, on