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2. Body mass index - Wikipedia

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   The corpulence index yields valid results even for very short and very tall people, [64] which is a problem with BMI. For example, a 152.4 cm (5 ft 0 in) tall person at an ideal body weight of 48 kg (106 lb) gives a normal BMI of 20.74 and CI of 13.6, while a 200 cm (6 ft 7 in) tall person with a weight of 100 kg (220 lb) gives a BMI of 24.84 ...

3. Classification of obesity - Wikipedia

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   Obesity and BMI. An obese male with a body mass index of 53 kg/m 2: weight 182 kg (400 lb), height 185 cm (6 ft 1 in) Obesity classification is a ranking of obesity, the medical condition in which excess body fat has accumulated to the extent that it has an adverse effect on health. [1] The World Health Organization (WHO) classifies obesity by ...

4. Obesity in the United States - Wikipedia

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   Prevalence of obesity in the adult population, top countries (2016), the United States has the tenth highest rate in the world. The CDC defines an adult (a person aged 20 years or greater) with a body mass index (BMI) of 30 or greater as obese and an adult with a BMI of 25.0 to 29.9 as overweight. [2]

5. 8 Tips to Help You Lower Your BMI Faster - AOL

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   According to the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, individuals who are considered "overweight" have a BMI of 25 to 29.9, which means they are carrying too much weight for their height.

6. Study Finds This Measurement Is Better Than BMI at Predicting ...

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   Madeleine Haase. October 9, 2024 at 5:30 AM. Body roundness index (BRI), may be a better predictor of disease than body mass index (BMI), new research shows. Researchers determined that higher BRI ...

7. Underweight - Wikipedia

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   The body mass index, a ratio of a person's weight to their height, has traditionally been used to assess the health of a person as it pertains to weight: under the cut-off point at a BMI of 18.5, a person is considered underweight. [2] The calculation is either weight in kilograms divided by height in meters, squared, or weight in pounds times ...