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A 19-year-old female asked:

My height is 5'3 and my weight is 40 kg am i underweight ?

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Dr. Gurmukh Singhanswered

Pathology 51 years experience

Visit this site to calculate your BMI. If it is above 18.5 you are not underweight.https://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/educational/lose_wt/BMI/bmicalc.htm

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