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I am a 16 year old female. i am very active and i want to calculate my bmi but for a highly active teenager. height: 5.6" weight: 155 age: 16 years ol?
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Fair: Your bmi is 25 kg/m2 and considered slightly overweight. However it is more important to measure the waist line size which should be much less than 35 inch in a female of your age. Do note that if you are somewhat muscular, the bmi may well be normal.
Answered 9/5/2016
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