{"id":702,"date":"2024-09-08T03:29:11","date_gmt":"2024-09-08T01:29:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bariatrica.com\/?page_id=702"},"modified":"2024-09-17T17:18:34","modified_gmt":"2024-09-17T15:18:34","slug":"imc-indice-de-masa-corporal","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/bariatrica.com\/en\/la-obesidad\/imc-indice-de-masa-corporal\/","title":{"rendered":"BMI (Body Mass Index)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"702\" class=\"elementor elementor-702\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-40493a0 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"40493a0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f583790 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f583790\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">BMI (Body Mass Index)<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-65d052b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"65d052b\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0c35c14 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0c35c14\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8915efc elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget-tablet__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8915efc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Body mass index (BMI) is another measure used to define overweight and obesity. <\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a30a98f elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a30a98f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Large studies find that BMI generally reflects the amount of excess body fat an adult has, although there are certain exceptions, such as the BMI of a pregnant woman, an athlete, a bodybuilder, or an elderly person.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e223ff e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5e223ff\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0744161 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0744161\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The BMI takes into account an individual&#039;s height and weight. It can be determined using a BMI chart or calculated using the following formula:<\/p><p><strong>Weight in kilograms divided by Height in meters squared (BMI = kg\/m2)<\/strong><br \/>Category BMI Range<\/p><p>\u2022 Regular size 18.9 to 24.9<br \/>\u2022 Overweight from 25 to 29.9<br \/>\u2022 Class I, Obesity 30 to 34.9<br \/>\u2022 Class II, Severe Obesity 35 to 39.9<br \/>\u2022 Class III, Severe Obesity 40 and older<\/p><p>Various studies have shown that, with the same BMI, people of Asian origin have a higher proportion of body fat than people of Caucasian origin. Some experts have suggested that people of Asian origin could be considered overweight when their BMI is above 23 and obese when their BMI is above 25.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f77354e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f77354e\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-555f545 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"555f545\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"849\" height=\"520\" src=\"https:\/\/bariatrica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/obesidad-imc.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-890\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bariatrica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/obesidad-imc.webp 849w, 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Large studies find that BMI generally reflects the amount of excess body fat an adult has, although there are certain exceptions, such as the BMI of a pregnant woman, an athlete, a bodybuilder, or an elderly person. 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