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Over 18s - what is your BMI (and your age)?

You can calculate it here if you don't know: https://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/educational/lose_wt/BMI/bmicalc.htm
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28.7

Why is this restricted to uni students?
16.3 :erm:

It was 15 for a while so I've improved
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28.7

Why is this restricted to uni students?


Because younger students likely have lower ones, I am interested in how I compare... Actually, wait ... just changed the title.
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Bout tree fiddy
20 years old, 5'3 and my BMI is 22.

I'm working on losing weight though because I am not satisfied with my body, I used to have a BMI of 17.

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20.1 and I m 22
I'm 19 and mine's 18.7, I need to lose some fat and gain some muscle though :dontknow:
20.2 and I'm 18
18 and my BMI is 20.6
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26 and 26.6 though it's not fat

Before folk start on BMI, any medical professional who has ever weighed me (my BMI has been up to 29) has looked at me and recognised it's not concerning- doctors and nurses tend to be clever like that
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26 and 26.6 though it's not fat

Before folk start on BMI, any medical professional who has ever weighed me (my BMI has been up to 29) has looked at me and recognised it's not concerning- doctors and nurses tend to be clever like that


BMI doesn't mean **** when it comes to health. Anyone with a substantial amount of muscle will have a high BMI
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BMI doesn't mean **** when it comes to health. Anyone with a substantial amount of muscle will have a high BMI


Yeah, that's exactly what I was talking about but folk use this as a reason to completely dismiss BMI. When actually it's really obvious from looking at someone if they are too fat or if it's because they have above average muscle mass and BMI does the job for the majority of people
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BMI doesn't mean **** when it comes to health. Anyone with a substantial amount of muscle will have a high BMI


There's some evidence to suggest if you go over 30, no matter how you're much muscle you have to have negative effects on your health. Not many people are >30 and a) natural and b) not fat though
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20 years old, 5'3 and my BMI is 22.

I'm working on losing weight though because I am not satisfied with my body, I used to have a BMI of 17.

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Assuming you have some muscle, that BMI is near perfect for your height imo
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There's some evidence to suggest if you go over 30, no matter how you're much muscle you have to have negative effects on your health. Not many people are >30 and a) natural and b) not fat though


If you are over 30 and have muscle, chances are you have a bit of excess fat too which can be remedied. Unless you are extremely big boned. Are you still natural :biggrin:
Are "big bones" a serious thing? What does that even mean?
18 and my bmi is 18.5 :smile:

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