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Your BMI, plus the part that actually matters now: whether it clears the threshold to be prescribed a GLP‑1. Enter your height and weight for the number, the category, and a plain read on the FDA criteria for Wegovy and Zepbound — 30, or 27 with a weight-related condition.
A BMI of 30 or above meets the FDA obesity criterion for weight-loss GLP-1s (Wegovy, Zepbound) on its own — your 30.4 qualifies on BMI alone. Coverage and a prescription still depend on your clinician and insurer.
Note: for people of Asian descent, some guidelines apply lower cut-points (obesity from ~27.5, overweight from ~23) because health risk rises at a lower BMI — see the Asian-BMI adjustment.
BMI(body mass index) is weight divided by height squared — a quick screening ratio for whether your weight is in a healthy range for your height. It is not a body-fat measurement, so it over-reads for very muscular people and can miss risk in people carrying visceral fat at a “normal” number. But it remains the number medicine uses as an entry gate — including for GLP-1 medications.
The FDA labels for the weight-loss GLP-1s — Wegovy and Zepbound — set the bar at a BMI of 30 or higher, or a BMI of 27 or higher with at least one weight-related condition (type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, obstructive sleep apnea, or cardiovascular disease). That is why the calculator above tells you not just your category but which side of that line you fall on. Meeting it is the entry criterion — a prescription still needs a clinician, and coverage needs your insurer.
One important nuance: for people of Asian descent, health risks (diabetes, cardiovascular disease) rise at a lower BMI, so several guidelines use lower cut-points — overweight from about 23, obesity from about 27.5. If that applies to you, read the Asian-BMI adjustment before reading your category as final. Ready to check the full picture? Use the GLP-1 eligibility check, then the TDEE calculator to plan the calories.