NIH BMI Calculator

National Heart Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI)

About this app

The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute’s BMI (Body Mass Index) calculator is a useful tool to screen for weight categories that may lead to health problems. The downloadable phone application puts the fully functioning calculator right on your phone, along with links to resources on the NHLBI site.

Ratings and reviews

This APP requires no effort to use. It is truly self explanatory! Enter 3 data points Height in Feet and Inches followed by entering your Weight and press the Calculate button and you receive your result. One potential improvement could be, if the large section would display the same color as the BMI number and the BMI numerals could be displayed white or blackas a choice of the individual. Thank you William

I liked this app as it gives the range of desirable BMI. It would have been more useful if there is another subroutine which gives, by how many kgs or lbs should any person reduce in order to be in the safe BMI. Also whether BMI is unversal, whether it differs from male, female, with age, geographical location etc may kindly be provided. Also some tips to reduce weight, for instance the latest is to go for low or no carbs.

It does exactly what it says it does, with no extra fluff. I would like to be able to enter "lbs" with one decimal. My digital scale measures wieght in "kg" and can display in "kg" or "lb" with the later to one decimal place.