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The BMI classification and health risk information provided above are based on Clinical Guidelines on the Identification, Evaluation, and Treatment of Overweight and Obesity in Adults published by National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health, in 1998. Health risk mentioned here includes disease risk for type 2 diabetes, hypertension, and cardiovascular disease.
Ideal body weight is associated with the lowest death rate in insured populations and is taken from the 1983 Metropolitan Life Insurance Company tables.
Please note that the BMI does not distinguish between excess fat and muscle. It is possible for a heavily muscled individual to have a BMI in excess of 25 without increased health risks.
If your BMI (your weight in relation to your height) is below 19, you may be below the safety minimum.
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