Ideal Weight

Determine your ideal weight according to the Body Mass Index (BMI) method.

The BMI method

BMI became popular as obesity started to become an increasing issue in the Western society. BMI provides a simple measure of a person's "fatness" or "thinness". BMI allows health professionals to discuss over- and under-weight problems more objectively with their patients.
Be aware that BMI is meant to be used as a simple means of classifying physically inactive individuals with an average body composition.

Ideal weight for adults

BMI Interpretation Ideaal weight in a graph
under 18 weight too low
18 tot 25 normal weight
25 tot 27 weight a little too high
27 tot 30 weight too high
30 tot 40 weight far too high
meer dan 40 dangerously high weight