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I am a 19 year old male and weigh 8 and half stone is that good?

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Dr. Melissa Gowans answered

Specializes in Pediatrics

It's more about BMI: Body mass index (BMI) is your weight for height ratio. That number gives you more information as to whether you are at a healthy weight. There are plenty of online calculators where you can input your weight and height for that calculation.

Answered 2/13/2015

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