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How do you calculate average bmi?

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Calculate BMI: Use the formulas in chart and then compare with a chart.

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Answered 6/25/2017

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NHLBI: Try this website: http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/educational/lose_wt/BMI/bmicalc.htm. This gives you an accurate BMI based on your height and weight, and gives you the guidelines for normal, underweight, overweight and obese. Just plug in the numbers.

Answered 1/14/2016

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