Developer: The National Heart Lung and Blood Institute
Category: Health & Fitness
Price: Free
Version: 2.0.2
ID: gov.nih.nhlbi.BMICalc
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Description
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.
Version history
2.0.2
2016-06-29
This app has been updated by Apple to display the Apple Watch app icon.
The keyboard you present for noir is great, but it needs decimals please.
Procat,
Accurate, simple
Accurate but not as accurate as other BMI apps, maybe some rounding issue? Simple app. Does what it says. Not much additional information.
MrWufz,
Great!
Age and gender should not be included in a BMI calculator. Unlike some other unofficial apps I tried (since this one was further down search results), this one rightfully doesn't include age/gender inputs.
Charrliez,
Correct
Finally an app that calculates BMI correctly. It is quite scary,the first two I downloaded did not. It is a simple equation.
Nikky namer,
No decimals
This app would be significantly more useful if there was an option to use decimals
Rapt0r5,
Can’t write weight in decimals
In metric you can’t input the weight in decimal, no option of decimal, who proof checks the app?
Just Deleting the app,
Please include decimals.
This should be an easy fix. Uninstalling.
Gerxt,
Who programmed this?
No decimal place possible for metric weight. Come on, get serious.
Domum Danet,
Unusable in Metric Mode
Two decimal places are required in Metric mode for accuracy!
CPT David,
Paramedical Examiner
BMI is a highly controversial way of determining whether someone is overweight. A person who does body building could have an obese BMI although having little body fat as muscle is dense and therefore heavy. Nevertheless BMI calculation is standardized by the AMA and is not gender specific. So the reviews criticizing this app based on not liking the results are not fair. This app does what it's designed to do, which is to provide a BMI calculation based on height and weight without prejudice. What the user decides to do with that info is another matter. The app works fine.