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Different body mass index (BMI) for Asians?


Question Posted Friday August 15 2008, 9:39 pm

do asians have a different set of bmi?

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The_MoUsY_spell_checker answered Saturday August 16 2008, 3:06 am:
If you mean the cut-off ranges for being overweight, yes, there is a revision that is specifically meant for Asian people.

There's a chart on this page:
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Do keep in mind that BMI is only one way of measuring body size, and it is not the most accurate way to tell whether someone is overweight or not.

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