What is the suitable weight in adults?
The World Health Organization (WHO) proposed the body mass index as a way to get the ideal weight of a person.
This index would be as follows:
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According to this measurement, we would have the following results:
- Less than 30 = Obese.
- Between 25 and 30 = Over ideal weight.
- Between 20 and 24 = Peso ideal Ideal weight
For example, for a person about 1 ’75 m tall, weighting 83 kg, we should do the following calculations:
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The person has a BMI of 27, 10, so his/ her weight is above the ideal weight.
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