Emma Miller
Inkomba yesisindo somzimba, noma i-BMI, iyisilinganiso esibalulekile sempilo okufanele wonke umuntu omdala akwazi. Le nkomba isiza ukunquma ukuthi umuntu ukhuluphele yini. Wonke umuntu angakwazi ukubala i-BMI yakhe ngokwakhe - azikho izibalo eziyinkimbinkimbi ezidingekayo.
Iyini i-BMI nokuthi ikala ini
I-BMI inquma isilinganiso esifanele somuntu sobude nesisindo, esithathwa njengesijwayelekile esinempilo. I-BMI ephakeme kakhulu ikhombisa ukuthi ukhuluphele, kanti i-BMI engaphansi kwejwayelekile ikhombisa ukuthi unesisindo esingaphansi.
Kuhle ukukhumbula ukuthi i-BMI ayilungile ngaso sonke isikhathi. Isibonelo, abasubathi bakhuluphele ngokweqile ngoba banemisipha, futhi bangaba bancane noma bene-BMI ephezulu. Futhi abanye abantu abane-BMI evamile bangase bakhuluphale ngenxa yokuthi amafutha abo athatha indawo yemisipha yabo ngokwengxenye.
I-BMI ayigcini nje ngokubeka izinga lesisindo, kodwa futhi iyinkomba yezempilo. I-BMI ephezulu ihlotshaniswa nengozi eyengeziwe yomdlavuza kanye neminyaka yokuphila emfishane.
Ungabala kanjani i-BMI yakho
Kubantu abadala (abangaphezu kweminyaka eyi-18), i-BMI ibalwa kusetshenziswa ifomula elula:
BMI = isisindo somzimba ngamakhilogremu/ubude ngamamitha²
Isibonelo, kumuntu onobude obungu-170 cm futhi enesisindo esingama-65 kg, i-BMI ibalwa ngale ndlela elandelayo:
65 / (1,7 * 1,7) = 22.49
Isho ukuthini imiphumela ye-BMI?
I-BMI evamile ihluke ebulilini neminyaka yomuntu - abesifazane kufanele babe nesibalo esiphansi. Ochwepheshe nodokotela bavame ukuphikisana ngokuthi i-BMI kufanele ibhekwe njengento evamile. I-World Health Organization ibiza lezi zimiso:
- 16 noma ngaphansi - isisindo esincane;
- 16-18.5 - isisindo esincane;
- 18.5-25 - isisindo esivamile;
- 25-30 - ukhuluphele noma ukhuluphele;
- 30 nangaphezulu - ukukhuluphala.
