Body mass index - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia - 2 views
-
Normal from 18.5 to 24.9
-
It also recommends lowering the normal/overweight threshold for South East Asian body types to around BMI 23
-
In Singapore, the BMI cut-off figures were revised in 2005 with an emphasis on health risks instead of weight. Adults whose BMI is between 18.5 and 22.9 have a low risk of developing heart disease and other health problems such as diabetes.
- ...1 more annotation...
