Overweight and obesity management: identifying and assessing central adiposity
Optional adult waist-to-height context where the guideline’s population and exclusions fit.
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Optional calculation · adults only
BMI, with context
Enter height and weight only if the number would be useful. The result is a mathematical population reference—not a health grade, target or recommendation.
Optional calculation
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You do not need a BMI result
You can use the rest of Your Healthspan without entering height or weight. Stop if measurement increases anxiety, guilt, restriction, compensation or repeated checking.
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- For adults aged 18 and over only; do not use in pregnancy or as a paediatric growth assessment.
- BMI does not directly measure body composition, fitness, metabolic health, function or individual future health.
- Interpretation can be less informative for some body builds and populations and belongs in wider clinical context.
- Offer a complete opt-out and non-weight pathway; stop if measurement increases anxiety, restriction, guilt or compensation.
- Do not create a target weight, before-and-after comparison, product match or automated care instruction.
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Content owner: Healthspan content and clinical governance · Reviewed: 2026-07-13 · Next review due: 2027-07-13