![]() ![]() However, the BMI ranges are based on the relationship between body weight and disease and death, and knowing your number can be life-saving. Why BMI Is Still Important For Black WomenīMI is not the only way to size up your shape. Use our ideal weight calculator to learn your body mass index, body frame size, waist to hip ratio and healthy body weight. According to new research from Rush University Medical Center, cultural norms for body size may prevent awareness among many Black women about the potential health benefits they and others in their cultural group might achieve through weight loss. Black women have the highest obesity prevalence of any demographic group and are more likely to underestimate their body weight than white women.The cultural threshold for overweight was determined to be about a BMI of 35, which is higher than the medical definition of ≥25. According to researchers in the study Body Size Perception Among African American Women, 56% of overweight women (BMI 25 or greater) and 40% of obese women (BMI 30 or greater) did not classify their body size as overweight, obese, or too fat.The statistical risk for disease high cholesterol, diabetes and high blood pressure would increase at BMI of 30 /180 pounds in Caucasian women and at a BMI of 33 /198 pounds in Black women according to researchers. ![]()
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