{"id":2535,"date":"2020-03-29T19:58:32","date_gmt":"2020-03-29T19:58:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/caremedic.gr\/body-composition-bmi\/"},"modified":"2026-10-23T08:22:11","modified_gmt":"2026-10-23T08:22:11","slug":"body-composition-bmi","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/caremedic.gr\/en\/body-composition-bmi\/","title":{"rendered":"Body Composition &#038; BMI"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"2535\" class=\"elementor elementor-2535 elementor-746\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a2913d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1a2913d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c955ea elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2c955ea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What is the Body Mass Index (BMI)?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-19ae2740 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"19ae2740\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8cebe70 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"8cebe70\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-79629f9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"79629f9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1083 size-full alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/caremedic.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/caremedic-metabolismos-paxisarkia.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"479\" srcset=\"https:\/\/caremedic.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/caremedic-metabolismos-paxisarkia.jpg 800w, https:\/\/caremedic.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/caremedic-metabolismos-paxisarkia-300x180.jpg 300w, https:\/\/caremedic.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/caremedic-metabolismos-paxisarkia-768x460.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"604\" data-end=\"838\">Body composition assessment is the first step in evaluating body weight and overall health.<br data-start=\"711\" data-end=\"714\">Body Mass Index (BMI) is used internationally as a simple and reliable tool for classifying body weight.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"840\" data-end=\"987\">BMI is calculated based on height and weight and helps us determine whether a person is at a healthy weight, overweight, or obese.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-00a7e29 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"00a7e29\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6e41c5a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6e41c5a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tYour thoughts are valuable. Whether it\u2019s a simple question, a suggestion, a point, or an observation, please feel free to share your thoughts using the contact form provided. \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b37fa28 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"b37fa28\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/caremedic.gr\/epikoinwnia\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">CONTACT<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-29ba476 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"29ba476\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-09cc741 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"09cc741\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">\nWhy is it important?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-48c1ffe e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"48c1ffe\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6b7308a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6b7308a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p> <\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1024\" data-end=\"1084\">Measuring BMI and basic anthropometric parameters:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-start=\"1086\" data-end=\"1264\">It provides an initial overview of the organization&#8217;s status<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1086\" data-end=\"1264\">It helps identify an increased cardiometabolic risk<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1086\" data-end=\"1264\">It serves as the basis for further specialized tests<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p> <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f20ef57 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f20ef57\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f0612f3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f0612f3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">\nLimitations<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-900f575 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"900f575\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-20515c7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"20515c7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"1315\" data-end=\"1405\"> <\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1315\" data-end=\"1405\">BMI is a useful tool, but it cannot distinguish between fat and muscle mass.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1407\" data-end=\"1523\">For this reason, in many cases a more detailed assessment of body composition, such as body fat measurement, is required.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1407\" data-end=\"1523\"> <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7606bf3 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7606bf3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f54a643 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f54a643\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">At CarE MediC clinics<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0c382ec e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"0c382ec\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9a5571e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9a5571e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p> <\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1552\" data-end=\"1790\">At the clinics <span style=\"color: #a51c30;\"><em><strong>At CarE MediC<\/strong><\/em><\/span>, body composition assessment is performed as part of a comprehensive evaluation, which may also include more specialized measurements, such as body composition analysis and <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/caremedic.gr\/metrisi-metavolismou-athina\/\">resting energy expenditure (REE)<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>o.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What is the Body Mass Index (BMI)? 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