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My bmi indicates that i am underweight (bmi is 18.02) should i gain weight?
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You're not a number: The BMI was never intended for use by individuals. If you feel well, are athletic, & keep up with peers at fitness activities, you have no reason to change. Elite track athletes have BMI's like yours. And don't try to gain by eating to gain fat -- a man needs no body fat and a woman needs only a little. Exercise regularly, handle any health issues with your physician's help & weight self-solves.
Answered 5/23/2014
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Question is why.: This information doesn't make me want to just recommend you gain weight. It makes me want to know why someone of your age is underweight. Is this new, or have you always been underweight? I would want some investigations - blood testing, colonoscopy, PSA/mammogram (don't know your gender).
Answered 1/14/2016
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