Free weight-loss check
6 quick questions. Find out your BMI, your healthy weight and a realistic first goal, using cut-offs suited to people of African heritage.
How tall are you?
And how much do you weigh?
What's your waist size?
How to measure: stand up straight, breathe out normally, and put a tape measure halfway between your lowest rib and the top of your hip bone. Usually just above your belly button.
What's your family background?
Health risks start at a lower BMI for some backgrounds, so we adjust the cut-offs.
Do you have any of these?
Tap all that apply.
Last one: a bit about you
Are you pregnant, breastfeeding or trying to conceive?
Your results
🔒 Your answers stay on your device. Nothing is sent to us unless you choose to contact us.
This check is general information, not a diagnosis. A doctor looks at your whole health before recommending any treatment.
How we calculate this
BMI is your weight in kg divided by your height in metres squared. We use the WHO categories, with the lower cut-offs NICE recommends for people of African, Asian or Middle Eastern heritage (overweight from 23, obesity from 27.5).
- World Health Organization. Obesity and overweight (fact sheet): adult BMI categories. who.int
- NICE guideline NG246. Lower BMI thresholds for people of African, Asian and Middle Eastern heritage, and waist-to-height ratio. nice.org.uk
- Knowler WC, et al. Lifestyle intervention with about 7% weight loss reduced type 2 diabetes. N Engl J Med. 2002. PubMed
