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Yes.
The BMI is only a measurement of your weight and your height relative to known health risk parameters.
If you have a very low body fat content (since fat weighs less than muscle) you may appear to be underweight even though you have a normal BMI.
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Is a Bmi of 20 underweight?
A bmi of 20 is not underweight, but is still a lower than average bmi. For the average adult, under 18.5 is underweight, and 18.5 to 24.9 is a healthy weight.
Is a bmi of 15 to 16 bad?
Nope, that's a pretty good average healthy bmi
Is the average weight of a 14 year old girl 126 lbs that is 5 foot 7?
It's in the average range. But it's almost underweight. Your BMI is 19.4 A healthy BMI falls between 18.4 and 25.9 http://www.nhlbisupport.com/bmi/
What does your bmi have to be to go to hospital For being underweight?
18.5, i thinks. hope i helped :)
What does it mean if your bmi is too low?
They are underweight and need to gain weight
What percentile BMI standard for teens is underweight?
A BMI below the 5th percentile is underweight, and a BMI below the 3rd percentile is severely underweight. Here are all the weight ranges for ages 2-20:100th Severely Obese95th - 99th Obese85th - 94th Overweight5th - 84th Healthy3rd - 4th Underweight0th - 2nd Severely Underweight
What are the four levels of BMI?
Underweight Normal Overweight Obese
How much should a female weigh at 18?
Depends on your height. Go online and do a BMI. It'll tell you if you're underweight, average, or overweight.
Can someone with a bmi of 17.7 be admitted to hospital?
Yes, a person with a BMI of 17.7 could be admitted to the hospital. A 17.7 BMI is considered underweight.
How do you get a BMI of 15.3?
A BMI of 15.3 is severely underweight, and not healthy at all. The minimum one's BMI should be is 18.5, unless you're under 18.
What does a BMI of 18.35 mean?
A BMI of 30 or higher is considered obese.
If you have a bmi of 20.5 do you need to lose weight?
No. 20.5 is on the underweight side of normal. A normal BMI is between 18.5 and 24.9.
