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Health tools

BMI Calculator

Body mass index determines the amount of body fat a person has. The higher your BMI, the greater risk you have of developing health problems such as coronary heart disease, type 2 diabetes and high blood pressure.
BMI applies to males and females, regardless of muscle mass or frame size, with the following exceptions:

Persons younger than 18

Competitive athletes

Body builders

Pregnant or nursing women

Frail or sedentary elderly people


Weight in pounds:
Height in inches:



BMI
BMI Classifications:

Underweight -- less than 18.5

Normal -- 18.5-24.9

Overweight -- 25-29.9

Obese -- 30-39

Extremely Obese -- 40+


Ideal Body Weight for Women

Note: if you are exactly 5 feet or 6 feet tall, put a 0 in the inches box. The result will be wrong if you leave the inches box empty. This calculator will work for heights between 4 feet and 6 feet 11 inches.

Enter your height in feet:
and inches:

Press the button when you're ready:

Your result: pounds

Plus 10% and minus 10% to get an Ideal Body Weight range.

Ideal Body Weight for Men

Note: if you are exactly 5 feet or 6 feet tall, put a 0 in the inches box. The result will be wrong if you leave the inches box empty. This calculator will work for heights between 4 feet and 6 feet 11 inches.

Enter your height in feet:
and inches:

Press the button when you're ready:

Your result: pounds

Plus 10% and minus 10% to get an Ideal Body Weight range.

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Latest health news from the AP

Special reports

Despite being sick, Rep. Tom Slater, D-Providence, makes the trek to the State House each afternoon, often times steering his Honda from the parking lot at Rhode Island Hospital after chemotherapy to his spot on Smith Hill.

More special reports

Air / water quality

Credentials check

The Swine Flu Outbreak

On the local front

Resources and Information
How to contact R.I. Health Department with swine flu questions:
Address: Rhode Island Department of Health, 3 Capitol Hill, Providence, RI 02908
E-mail: library@doh.state.ri.us
By phone: For general questions: (401) 222-8022, Mon-Fri 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.; For clinical case management: (401) 222-2577

Recalls

Big Story

Susan Farmer looks back on life well-lived, forward to gardening / Video
Susan Farmer

The cancer has returned for this former R.I. secretary of state and head of public TV's Channel 36. "Being able to get used to the idea, to be able to help your family get used to the idea, that you're not gonna be around . . ." is a nice thing, she says. With the sun coming out these days, she's getting her hands dirty in her garden, appreciating the earth. Watch the video


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Topics of special interest

Families, modern medicine and premature births

The Price of Miracles: Families, modern medicine and premature births -- Tender skills: A look inside a neonatal intensive care unit at Women & Infants Hospital in Providence, R.I.

Tender skills: Nurses in the neonatal intensive care unit care for the sickest, tiniest babies, combining technical skill and tenderness. Learn about life in the NICU from one nurse's vantage point, and take a look at the NICU of the future -- to open in Rhode Island this fall. Read the stories