Center for Bariatric Surgery

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Calculate your Body mass Index (BMI)

What is Your Body Mass Index (BMI)?
Being overweight is obviously a product of both how much you weigh plus how tall you are. Using these two things, researchers have put together a formula for standardizing the extent of overweight. Typical BMI may be from 25 to 30. Individuals with a BMI over 40 may qualify for bariatric surgery.

Calculate your BMI

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Your BMI is:

What does this result mean?

BMI Range	Meaning
Under 16	Anorexic
Between 16 and 20	Thin
Between 21 and 25	Ideal
Between 26 and 30	Moderately Overweight
Between 31 and 35	Overweight
Between 36 and 39	Very Obese
Over 40	Morbidly Obese

If your BMI is greater than 40, then one treatment alternative for you may be Bariatric surgery. If your BMI is over 35 but you have a significant number of health problems (ex: diabetes, sleep apnea) caused or made much worse by your weight, then you might also consider Bariatric surgery as a treatment option.