Healthy Body Weight Is Important

Nearly one over six of the world population is having overweight issue according to the World Health Organization. So, it is important for us to know whether we have a healthy body weight range.

Below are 2 standards we can use to know if we are in the healthy body weight range.

1) Body Mass Index (BMI)

In general, healthy body weight can be defined as a body mass index (BMI) equal to or greater than 18.5 and less than 22.9 among all people aged 21 or over.

BMI =
Weight (kg)
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Height (m) x Height (m)

Below is the World Health Organization guidelines for adults body weight classification:

Classification of BMI:
* Underweight: Below 18.5
* Healthy body Weight: 18.5 – 22.9
* Overweight: 23.0 – 27.4
* Obese: 27.5 and above

For example, the BMI of a female with height of 167cm and weight of 60kg is 21.51. This is under a healthy body weight range.

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