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What Wikipedia (
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Body_mass_index
) tells you about BMI:
A frequent use of the BMI is to assess
how much an individual's body weight departs from what is
normal or desirable for a person of his or her height. The
weight excess or deficiency may, in part, be accounted for by
body fat (
adipose tissue) although other
factors such as muscularity also affect BMI significantly (see
discussion below and
overweight).
The
WHO
[6]
regard a BMI of less than
18.5 as underweight and may indicate
malnutrition,
an
eating disorder, or other
health problems, while a BMI greater than 25 is considered
overweight and above 30 is considered obese. These
ranges of BMI values are valid only as statistical
categories when applied to adults, and do not predict
health.
| Category |
BMI range -
kg/m2 |
BMI Prime |
Mass (weight) of a
1.8 metres (5 ft 11 in) person
with this BMI |
| Severely
underweight |
less than
16.5 |
less than
0.66 |
under 53.5 kilograms
(8.42 st; 118 lb) |
| Underweight |
from 16.5 to
18.5 |
from 0.66 to
0.74 |
between 53.5 and 60
kilograms (8.42 and 9.45 st; 118 and
132 lb) |
| Normal |
from 18.5 to
25 |
from 0.74 to
1.0 |
between 60 and 81
kilograms (9.4 and 13 st; 130 and
180 lb) |
| Overweight |
from 25 to 30 |
from 1.0 to
1.2 |
between 81 and 97
kilograms (12.8 and 15.3 st; 180 and
210 lb) |
| Obese Class I |
from 30 to 35 |
from 1.2 to
1.4 |
between 97 and 113
kilograms (15.3 and 17.8 st; 210 and
250 lb) |
| Obese Class
II |
from 35 to 40 |
from 1.4 to
1.6 |
between 113 and 130
kilograms (17.8 and 20.5 st; 250 and
290 lb) |
| Obese Class
III |
over 40 |
over 1.6 |
over 130 kilograms
(20 st; 290 lb) |
The U.S. National Health and Nutrition
Examination Survey of 1994 indicates that 59% of American men
and 49% of women have BMIs over 25. Extreme obesity — a BMI of
40 or more — was found in 2% of the men and 4% of the women.
The newest survey in 2007 indicates a continuation of the
increase in BMI, 63% of Americans are overweight, with 26% now
in the obese category. There are differing opinions on the
threshold for being underweight in females, doctors quote
anything from 18.5 to 20 as being the lowest weight, the most
frequently stated being 19. A BMI nearing 15 is usually used as
an indicator for starvation and the health risks involved, with
a BMI <17.5 being an informal criterion for the diagnosis
of
anorexia nervosa.
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