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Body Mass Index, or BMI, is a tool for indicating weight status
in adults. It is a measure of weight for height.
For adults over 20 years old, BMI falls into one of these categories:
| BMI |
Weight
Status |
| Below
18.5 |
Underweight
|
| 18.5
– 24.9 |
Normal
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| 25.0
– 29.9 |
Overweight
|
| 30.0
and Above |
Obese
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| BMI |
Weight
Status |
| Below
18.5 |
Underweight
|
| 18.5
– 24.9 |
Normal
|
| 25.0
– 29.9 |
Overweight
|
| 30.0
and Above |
Obese
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| What's
it all mean? |
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Source:
CDC |
| BMI |
Weight
Status |
| Below
18.5 |
Underweight
|
| 18.5
– 24.9 |
Normal
|
| 25.0
– 29.9 |
Overweight
|
| 30.0
and Above |
Obese
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