BMI Calculator (free)

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For adults, men and women.
I'm so bored with persons like Dora and other BENETTA. Why are you so STUPID ?!
CHANGE ****THE UNITS**** and USE ****INCHES**** NOT FEET !
- Dora, 5'2 = 62 inches, and 62 inches with 120lbs = 21.94 BMI !!!
- Charles and Erik, you are not obese, just stupid.
- Yes Charles, if you put 6 FEET in the INCHES text field and 175 lbs, yes the calculation can't be right. 6 foot = 72 inches with 175lbs = 23.73 BMI !!!
My application can not guess that you have not learned to read
- Tom, 25.38, OMG, yes, more than 25 your are overweight, BUT if you exceeded by only 0.38, or 1, seriously! think! A lipo between your ears to get to 25? It's on the house!
- tyler, are you kidding ? BMI is ONLY calculated with Height and Weight (see wikipedia).
IT'S WRITTEN
***Weight/lbs*** | ***Tall/inches*** IF you choose IMPERIAL UNITS (menu button) OR
***Weight/kg*** | ***Tall/cm*** IF you choose METRIC UNITS (menu button)
/!\ I want to thank those who took the time to understand this simple app. <3 all ;) (and your comments)
Spelling errors in my description? Certainly, but English is not my native language ;)
/!\
@Matthew, you're absolutely right, I try to find time to make this small change but it is not easy. Change the unit without going through the menu and allow to set "feet & inches" is the ultimate goal to eliminate all problems. I'm totally zen ;)
This app is a "Body Mass Index Calculator".
BMI cannot be accurate for "athletes" or "muscular persons" ! It's written bellow, in the description of this app ! >>> "The result is valid for "normal" children/adults/m/f (but not for the muscular persons or "athletes"). The BMI formula is UNIQUE, for everybody.
Why there is no GENDER and AGE ?! Again, it's written at the end of the description.
**** The only thing that differs between adults and children is the "reading table". I give you a "general reading table" for ADULTS ONLY (Health Organizations did this, not me) ! The reading tables may differ between country or population (but really not so much... even if they exists). There is a more precise reading table for children 5/19 years made by WHO (World Health Organization : www.who.int). The general reading table is just an INDICATION. If you want some "real" information about your condition, ask your doctor ***
My current BMI is 24.81, 1kg more and OMAGAD I'm in "overweight". And what ? I lift some weights, I run, I'm relatively muscled so there is nonsense to calculate my BMI. If you do sport, if you are in god shape, why do you want criticize a tool who isn't made for you ?
If you start doing some sport, you can use this application to calculate your "first" BMI. When you begin to lose fat and gain muscle, you (maybe) will arrive in the "normal" zone. From there, if you continue to lose fat without gaining too much muscle, you can still calculate your BMI, the reading table will remain accurate for you. By cons, if you keep gaining muscle (AND/OR losing fat), from a certain point, calculate your BMI has absolutely no sense.
Features:
* Units: metric(cm - kg)/imperial(lbs - inches) (Use the menu button for changing that)
* Languages: English, Italian, French, Spanish, German, Croatian, Korean
* Long click on the result's zone to reset
FOR CHANGING UNITS, USE THE MENU BUTTON!
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THE PROVIDED READING TABLE IS A "GENERAL" READING TABLE.
HOWEVER, IT APPLIES WITHOUT DISTINCTION TO (ADULTS) - MEN AND WOMEN -. YOU'RE NOT NECESSARILY IN OVERWEIGHT IF YOU EXCEED THE AVERAGE HIGH MORE THAN 0.1.
SO BEFORE YOU SAY "NOT ENOUGH FOR PRECISION" THINK ABOUT THAT.
HOWEVER IF YOU EXCEED 1 OR MORE OF THE "NORMAL" SLICE, THE READING TABLE WILL APPLY REGARDLESS OF ITS ACCURACY.
BMI IS A SIMPLE "NUMBER". IT IS USED WITH OTHER TOOLS FOR SHAPING A PROFILE OF HEALTH.
Again, THIS APPLICATION IS A SIMPLE CALCULATOR. ONLY A DOCTOR WITH YOUR HISTORY OF HEALTH, YOUR BMI, ETC. CAN YOU GIVE MORE INFO ABOUT YOUR HEALTH/OVERWEIGHT/ETC accurately.
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Wikipedia info at: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Body_mass_index
Pielvr - 2011-08-09
Those were some hilarious comments. I can totally understand devs feelings, but from a business stand point gotta always bite Your tongue.
Danyer - 2011-08-09
If someone will enter 1.75, it is obvious that the intention was 1.75 meters. So you can assume 175 cm and start calculating. If the person really has 1.75 cm height, the BMI is not his/her main problem ;) Example for people using stones, inches, lb and other non-standard units: If you enter 6.2, obviously these won't be inches, but feet. So @Woytec, update this application to cope with stupid users. This will help them remain stupid but also happy ;)
Tera - 2011-06-15
The people who complain are stupid because they clearly don't know how to use this. Mine was accurate, as always
bgnagie - 2011-08-08
Loving the rant. Wish more app devs would call people out like that, maybe have less lower rating apps on the market
Aaron - 2011-08-08
I downloaded this just because I loved the description. After having used the app, I can say it might have been nice to input height the way it is printed on my drivers license. However basic math isn't beyond me. Anyone that wants it to take into consideration Race, Age, Gender and etc doesn't seem to understand that won't change the BMI score. Wether you are overweight or not is determined by those charts. If you have a real interest in your weight and health you should know what a healthy BMI is.
Mino - 2011-08-09
I downloaded this after reading about your great description on Phandroid. I also bought the paid ver to show my support, keep up the great work!
Sarah - 2011-07-05
Does exactly what it states and well at that. If you arent very bright then get another app, the app isn't wrong, you just can't use it.
paul - 2011-08-09
Another person to show support for your comments. Btw, this works good, if used right. Thanks.
Jenna Bean, Bob, Jenna Benna - 2011-08-09
Props to someone finally telling the idiots of this world the truth. This app works fine as many have proved, people just need to stop being retards.
Amanda - 2011-08-08
App works fine. I downloaded this app so I could give it 5 stars and to applaud the dev for not dealing with the idiocy and fighting back!
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