Am I underweight for my height?!


Question: Am I underweight for my height!?
People tell me I look alittle underweight!. I am 5'9 and 132 lbs!.!.!.Is this healthy!?Www@Answer-Health@Com


Answers:
I worked out your BMI;

You are the ideal weight for your height
Your BMI is 19!.2

If your BMI is between 18!.5 and 24!.9 you're an ideal weight for your height!. To maintain this, make sure you eat a healthy, well-balanced diet and keep active with regular exercise!. This will lower your chances of developing heart disease, diabetes and other health problems!.

Even if your weight is ideal, you need to keep an eye on your waist size!. People who are 'apple-shaped' rather than 'pear-shaped' are more at risk from health problems!. Www@Answer-Health@Com

Depends on how old you are!.!.!. younger girls don't normally have the bone or muscle density of older ones!. Even so, your weight's perfectly healthy and you're not underweight at all!.

"A 69-inch tall, 132-pound, 20-year-old girl has a body mass index (BMI) of 19!.5, which is at the 22nd percentile for age!. This suggests that this girl is at a healthy weight!. A healthy weight range for this particular girl would be from about 128-pounds to 179-pounds!."

"A 69-inch tall, 132-pound, 13-year-old girl has a body mass index (BMI) of 19!.5, which is at the 60th percentile for age!. This suggests that this girl is at a healthy weight!. A healthy weight range for this particular girl would be from about 111-pounds to 152-pounds!."Www@Answer-Health@Com

According to this BMI chart, you're just fine:

http://www!.bodyshapingtips!.com/images/BM!.!.!.Www@Answer-Health@Com





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