According to the body mass index, people are categorized based on normal weight, overweight, or obese. The most common table used in studies is the one from the World Health Organization, which is also used by the German Organization for Nutrition.

BMI Table WHO:

Neither age nor gender is considered here. The BMI Formula requires only height weight. Therefore there are other categories.

If you input the above formula, for example, first you divide 70 by 1.75 and then multiply. The result would be 70. You must convert the formula so that it can be entered into the table. So you get:

The calculator trick shows it's not so easy to calculate BMI. Hardly anyone can simply calculate it in their head. But there are solutions. I would like to offer you our BMI meter/calculator. The slider makes it possible to directly adjust the BMI value and figure out your ideal weight with the body mass index.