The Body Mass Index
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1APP23 BMI table.qxd
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APPENDICES TITLE
GAUGING HEALTHY WEIGHT: THE BODY MASS INDEX
Body Mass Index (BMI)
Height *
6' 6"
6' 5"
6' 4"
6' 3"
6' 2"
6' 1"
6' 0"
5' 11"
5' 10"
5' 9"
5' 8"
5' 7"
5' 6"
5' 5"
5' 4"
5' 3"
5' 2"
5' 1"
5' 0"
4' 11"
4' 10"
250
50
75
100
125
150
175
200
225
†
†
Pounds
* without shoes
without clothes
Directions: Find your weight on the bottom of the graph. Go straight up from that point until you come to the line that
matches your height. Then look to find your weight group.
Healthy Weight BMI from 18.5 up to 25 refers to healthy weight.
Overweight BMI from 25 up to 30 refers to overweight.
Obese BMI 30 or higher refers to obesity. Obese persons are also overweight.
From U.S. Department of Agriculture, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Nutrition and your health: Dietary guidelines for
Americans, 5th ed. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 2000.
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