Calculate Your Body Mass Index (BMI)

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) created a list of guidelines and criteria to determine qualified candidates for bariatric surgery.

Candidates must:

• Have tried and failed other weight loss management regimens.
• Be healthy enough for surgery.
• Have a Body Mass Index (BMI) of 40 kg/m2 or higher - approximately 100 pounds overweight.

OR

• Patients may qualify if their BMI is between 35 and 40 AND have a significant obesity-related disease such as hypertension, diabetes, and hypercholesterolemia.

Calculate Your BMI