Body-Mass-Index

If the body is supplied with more energy than it needs excessive calories are stored as fat. Neither under- nor overweight is healthy.
 
The Body-Mass-Index (BMI) is one way to judge body weight of adults.
 
BMI = body weight in kg / (body height in m)²
 
The weigth is normal if the BMI is 20 – 25 for men and 19 – 24 for women. Diabetics should try to reach a normal BMI (refer to table below) to ensure a good effect of insulin which is worse at overweighed people.
 
Weight loss improves the metabolic condition of the body.
 

		body height in cm
		154	156	158	160	162	164	166	168	170	172	174	176	178	180	182	184	186	188	190	192	194	196
	50	21	21	20	20	19	19	18	18	17	17	17	16	16	15	15	15	14	14	14	13	13	13
	52	22	21	21	20	20	19	19	18	18	18	17	17	16	16	16	15	15	15	14	14	14	14
	54	23	22	22	21	21	20	20	19	19	18	18	17	17	17	16	16	16	15	15	15	14	14
	56	24	23	22	22	21	21	20	20	19	19	18	18	18	17	17	17	16	16	16	15	15	15
	58	24	24	23	23	22	22	21	21	20	20	19	19	18	18	18	17	17	16	16	16	15	15
	60	25	25	24	23	23	22	22	21	21	20	20	19	19	19	18	18	17	17	17	16	16	16
	62	26	25	25	24	24	23	22	22	21	21	20	20	20	19	19	18	18	18	17	17	16	16
	64	27	26	26	25	24	24	23	23	22	22	21	21	20	20	19	19	18	18	18	17	17	17
	66	28	27	26	26	25	25	24	23	23	22	22	21	21	20	20	19	19	19	18	18	18	17
	68	29	28	27	27	26	25	25	24	24	23	22	22	21	21	21	20	20	19	19	18	18	18
	70	30	29	28	27	27	26	25	25	24	24	23	23	22	22	21	21	20	20	19	19	19	18
	72	30	30	29	28	27	27	26	26	25	24	24	23	23	22	22	21	21	20	20	20	19	19
	74	31	30	30	29	28	28	27	26	26	25	24	24	23	23	22	22	21	21	20	20	20	19
	76	32	31	30	30	29	28	28	27	26	26	25	25	24	23	23	22	22	22	21	21	20	20
	78	33	32	31	30	30	29	28	28	27	26	26	25	25	24	24	23	23	22	22	21	21	20
	80	34	33	32	31	30	30	29	28	28	27	26	26	25	25	24	24	23	23	22	22	21	21
	82	35	34	33	32	31	30	30	29	28	28	27	26	26	25	25	24	24	23	23	22	22	21
	84	35	35	34	33	32	31	30	30	29	28	28	27	27	26	25	25	24	24	23	23	22	22
	86	36	35	34	34	33	32	31	30	30	29	28	28	27	27	26	25	25	24	24	23	23	22
	88	37	36	35	34	34	33	32	31	30	30	29	28	28	27	27	26	25	25	24	24	23	23
	90	38	37	36	35	34	33	33	32	31	30	30	29	28	28	27	27	26	25	25	24	24	23
	92	39	38	37	36	35	34	33	33	32	31	30	30	29	28	28	27	27	26	25	25	24	24
	94	40	39	38	37	36	35	34	33	33	32	31	30	30	29	28	28	27	27	26	25	25	24
	96	40	39	38	38	37	36	35	34	33	32	32	31	30	30	29	28	28	27	27	26	26	25
	98	41	40	39	38	37	36	36	35	34	33	32	32	31	30	30	29	28	28	27	27	26	26
	100	42	41	40	39	38	37	36	35	35	34	33	32	32	31	30	30	29	28	28	27	27	26
	102	43	42	41	40	39	38	37	36	35	34	34	33	32	31	31	30	29	29	28	28	27	27
	104	44	43	42	41	40	39	38	37	36	35	34	34	33	32	31	31	30	29	29	28	27	27
	106	45	44	42	41	40	39	38	38	37	36	35	34	33	33	32	31	31	30	29	29	28	27
	108	46	44	43	42	41	40	39	38	37	37	36	35	34	33	33	32	31	31	30	29	29	28
	110	46	45	44	43	42	41	40	39	38	37	36	36	35	34	33	32	32	31	30	30	29	29