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I am a 31 year old male who weights 160 pounds am i over weight how much weight would i need to loose ?

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Dr. Girish Kalva answered

Specializes in Internal Medicine

Bmi: Check Body mass index on internet. Usually,it gives you a rough idea for what your ideal weight should be. http://apps.who.int/bmi/index.jsp?introPage=intro_3.html If you live in USA,here is the link for you http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/educational/lose_wt/BMI/bmi-m.htm

Answered 6/5/2015

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