Know your BMI

Body Mass Index (BMI) is a simple way of measuring weight-for-height which many healthcare professionals use to ascertain underweight, overweight or obesity in adults.

Generally speaking, a healthy BMI result falls between 18.5 and 25. Anything below 18.5 indicates you are probably underweight whilst a number above 25 indicates that you could be overweight.

Calculate your BMI

How to weigh yourself

What's your BMI result?

Which category do you fall into? If you're in the overweight or obese category, it's time to do something about your weight. Speak to your Priceline Pharmacist about how Celebrity Slim can help you achieve a healthier BMI.

less than 18.5 = UNDERWEIGHT

Being underweight carries certain health risks. Ask your doctor or dietician how you can safely put on the weight you need to achieve a healthy weight range.

Congratulations! You're within the optimum weight range for your height.

You're overweight for your height and you could be putting your health at risk. Speak to your Priceline Pharmacist, doctor or dietician about losing some weight.

Being obese puts you in a higher risk category of some chronic diseases such as cancer, cardiovascular illness and diabetes. It's important you speak with your doctor as soon as possible to put a weight management plan into action to help you achieve a healthier weight.

Use the BMI calculator as a guide only

BMI may not necessarily correspond to the same degree of fatness in certain populations. This is because the associations between BMI, percentage of body fat and body fat distribution differs greatly between ethnic groups.

There are also limitations with certain other groups of people including athletes, body builders and pregnant women should not use the s the calculator can overestimate their body fat to height ratio.

Similarly, the BMI calculator can underestimate the body fat to height ratio in elderly folk and people with a physical disability who may have muscle wastage. It's also not recommended for people with eating disorders. While it's useful to know your BMI, nothing replaces speaking with your doctor or healthcare professional.

Another useful indicator of weight range is your waistline measurement, but the best indicator of all is taking a measurement of both your BMI and waistline.

How to weigh yourself accurately

• Make sure your scale is on a firm and level surface

• Take off your shoes and socks

• Wait until the display shows 0.0

• Step onto the scale with your feet on either side of it

Disclaimer: These measurements are most indicative to Caucasian adults. Cut-offs for Asians and Indians may be lower whilst for Pacific Islanders and Afro-Americans, cut-offs may be higher.