Program to Calculate Body Mass Index (BMI)

Introduction

Body mass index (BMI) is a value derived from the mass (weight) and height of a person. The BMI is defined as the body mass divided by the square of the body height , and is expressed in units of kg/m2, resulting from mass in kilograms and height in meters.

BMI Categories: The BMI is a convenient used to broadly categorize a person as underweight, normal weight, overweight, or obese based on tissue mass (muscle, fat, and bone) and height. Major adult BMI classifications are underweight (under 18.5 kg/m2), normal weight (18.5 to 24.9), overweight (25 to 29.9), and obese (30 or more)

Python Program to calculate BMI

Firstly, you have to enter your weight in kilograms and your height in meters.

weight = float(input("please enter your weight in kilograms "))
height = float(input("please enter your height in meters "))

Then, calculate the BMI from the formula:

BMI = weight /(height**2)
 

Finally, calculate your BMI and show your BMI category.

# Conditions to find out BMI category
if BMI <= 18.5:
    print("Your BMI is", BMI,"You are underweight")
elif (BMI>= 18.5 and BMI < 24.9):
    print("Your BMI is",BMI,"You are healthy")
 
elif ( BMI >= 24.9 and BMI < 30):
    print( "Your BMI is",BMI," You are overweight")
 
elif ( BMI >=30):
    print("Your BMI is" ,BMI,"You are Suffering from Obesity")
    

Example of the output of the program:

please enter your weight in kilograms 55
please enter your height in meters 1.5
Your BMI is 24.444444444444443 You are healthy