What Is Considered Overweight?

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Adult Body Mass Index If Your Bmi Is Less Than 18.5, It Falls Within the Underweight Range. If Your Bmi Is 18.5 To

What Is Considered Overweight?

Adult Body Mass Index
If your BMI is less than 18.5, it falls within the underweight range. If your BMI is 18.5 to <25, it falls within the healthy weight range. If your BMI is 25.0 to <30, it falls within the overweight range. If your BMI is 30.0 or higher, it falls within the obesity range.

What qualifies as overweight?

The higher the BMI, the greater the risk of developing additional health problems. A healthy weight is considered to be a BMI of 24 or less. A BMI of 25 to 29.9 is considered overweight. A BMI of 30 and above is considered obese.

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What is considered obese for a 5'5 female?

There are also several online BMI calculators, such as this one on our website. This table shows us that a woman who is 5 ft. ... tall is considered overweight (BMI is 25 to 29) if she weighs between about 145 and 169 pounds. She is considered obese (BMI is 30 or more) if she is closer to 174 pounds or more.

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