"Peter Duniho" wrote in message
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"Gary Drescher" wrote in message
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At 6', 157# would give you a BMI of 21.3, which is right in the middle of
what the CDC designates as the normal range. To be underweight, you'd
need to weigh less than 137#.
http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dnpa/bmi/calc-bmi.htm

IMHO, all that shows is how silly the whole BMI thing is.

Everyone's entitled to their own opinion, of course, but I simply cannot
see being 138 pounds and six feet tall as healthy. IMHO, that's heading
into anorexic territory.

IMHO, one of the problems with the BMI is that it relates weight with the
square of your height, not the cube.

Dunno. The CDC claims that their specified BMI ranges correlate with
mortality and morbidity. But I haven't reviewed the studies myself, so I
don't have an independent opinion on the question.

--Gary