Body Composition
Calculate body mass index quickly and interpret the result with a body-neutral range context.
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Reference range
Your BMI placed against the standard adult BMI categories.
BMI limitations
Formula: BMI = kg / m². Source: CDC BMI formula
Contract, discovery endpoints, and developer notes for agent use.
Always available for agents
Tool contract JSON
https://aifithub.io/contracts/bmi-calculator.jsonStable input and output contract for this exact tool.
Human review
People can use the browser page to sense-check outputs and charts, but agents should still execute against the contract and discovery endpoints.
{
"tool": "bmi",
"weight_kg": 80,
"height_cm": 178
} No. Start with /agent-tools.json, then follow the tool's contract URL. The page UI is for human review, not parameter discovery.
Every tool opens in Quick Start first. Advanced Controls keeps the same scenario, reveals more assumptions or diagnostics, and every tool keeps AI integrations inline below the instructions.
Open it when a human wants to sense-check the output, review the chart, or keep exploring related tools after the calculation finishes.
No. BMI cannot distinguish muscle from fat. A 200 lb athlete at 10% body fat and a 200 lb sedentary person at 28% body fat have identical BMIs. Studies show BMI misclassifies about 30% of people — labeling lean-muscular individuals as overweight and some metabolically unhealthy individuals as normal.
Underweight: below 18.5. Normal: 18.5-24.9. Overweight: 25-29.9. Obese Class I: 30-34.9. Class II: 35-39.9. Class III: 40+. These thresholds were set for population-level statistics and carry a ±5 point margin of error for individual health assessment.
Not necessarily. Research shows all-cause mortality risk is lowest around BMI 22-25, but the overweight range (25-29.9) shows minimal elevated risk in most studies. Metabolic markers (blood pressure, fasting glucose, triglycerides) are far better individual health indicators than BMI alone.
WHO and many health authorities use lower thresholds for Asian populations: overweight begins at BMI 23, obesity at 27.5. Asian adults show increased metabolic risk at lower BMI values compared to European populations, likely due to different fat distribution patterns.
Waist circumference is a stronger predictor of cardiovascular risk than BMI: risk increases above 35 inches for women and 40 inches for men. Body fat percentage (use our calculator) directly measures adiposity. Waist-to-height ratio (ideal below 0.5) is simple and predictive of metabolic syndrome.
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