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Using Healthy weight calculator
Find the weight interval corresponding to the CDC adult healthy-weight BMI category of 18.5 to less than 25.
For adults aged 20 or older. The lower bound is inclusive and the upper bound is exclusive. BMI is a screening measure, not an individual ideal weight, diagnosis or instruction to gain or lose weight; pregnancy, muscle mass and other clinical factors need separate assessment.
A worked example
For adult height (cm) = 175, age (years) = 30, lower bound (kg, inclusive) = 56.65625.
Before you use the result
For adults aged 20 or older. The lower bound is inclusive and the upper bound is exclusive. BMI is a screening measure, not an individual ideal weight, diagnosis or instruction to gain or lose weight; pregnancy, muscle mass and other clinical factors need separate assessment.
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